Leptura (Leptura) quadrifasciata Linnaeus, 1758
[= Strangalia quadrifasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

Leptura quadrifasciata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:10 - 20 mm
Life cycle:2 - 4 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Alnus, Fagus, Salix, Populus, Quercus, Betula, Corylus etc.)
Distribution:Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, North Iran


The depicted beetles were collected on flowers (Apiaceae) near Spišská Nová Ves (NE Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Leptura quadrifasciata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Leptura Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus: Leptura Linnaeus, 1758
Species: Leptura quadrifasciata Linnaeus, 1758