Grammoptera (Grammoptera) ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)
Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI
Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Grammoptera ruficornis is a common and one of the most abundant Cerambycid flower visitors in temperate parts of Europe.
Body length: 3 - 7 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - July Host plant: larval development in rotten, by fungi infested branches of deciduous trees Distribution: Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey
The depicted beetle was collected and photographed on blossoming hawthorn (Crataegus) in Zbraslav (Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).Collected by M.Hoskovec
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1804
Genus: Grammoptera Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Grammoptera Audinet-Serville, 1835
Species: Grammoptera (Grammoptera) ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)