Mesosa (Aplocnemia) nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: MESOSINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Mesosa nebulosa is a rather common species in Europe. It develops in dead and rather rotten twigs and branches of various deciduous trees, especially in hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), beech (Fagus sylvatica), oak (Quercus spp.) and lime (Tilia spp.). Adults hatch in the autumn and overwinter in the pupal cells.

Body length:	9 - 16 mm
Life cycle:	2 - 3 years
Adults in:	April - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution:	Europe, North Africa, Turkey

The depicted beetle was reared from dead lime (Tilia) branch found in Břeclav (South Moravia, Czechia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Mesosini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Mesosa Latreille, 1829
Subgenus: Aplocnemia Stephens, 1831
Species: Mesosa (Aplocnemia) nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)