Anoplodera sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
[= Leptura sexguttata Fabricius, 1775]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

Anoplodera sexguttata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Anoplodera sexguttata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:7 - 12 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Carpinus, Fagus, Alnus etc.)
Distribution:Europe, North Africa, Caucasus


The depicted living beetles were collected on flowers (Apiaceae) in Jena (Thuringia, Germany) and Prague - Zbraslav (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The mounted beetles were beaten from a blossoming hawthorn (Crataegus) near Skryje (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Anoplodera sexguttata
Anoplodera sexguttata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Anoplodera Mulsant, 1839
Species: Anoplodera sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)