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

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

Leptura quadrifasciata
[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]


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 living beetle was reared from larva found in dead alder (Alnus glutinosa) in Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (Central Bohemia, Czechia). The depicted mounted specimens were collected on flowers (Apiaceae) near Spišská Nová Ves (NE Slovakia).

Collected by Miroslav Polcar and M.Hoskovec


Leptura quadrifasciata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Leptura quadrifasciata
Leptura quadrifasciata
[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]


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