Stictoleptura cordigera

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Lepturinae
Tribus: Lepturini
Genus: Stictoleptura
Subgenus: S. (Stictoleptura)
Species: Stictoleptura cordigera
Name

Stictoleptura cordigera Fuessly, 1775
References

Tribe Lepturini: Paracorymbia cordigera (Fuessly, 1775) - scanography by Oleg Berlov

Stictoleptura cordigera is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the longhorn beetle family, subfamily Lepturinae.

Distribution

This beetle is mainly present in Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.[2] It is also found in Turkey and North Iran.[3]

Ecology
Larvae

Larvae are polyphagous and develop in rotten wood of deciduous trees, especially in Quercus ilex and Quercus suber, but also in Pistacia and Castanea species.[3]

Adult

The adults grow up to 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in) and can be encountered from June through August, completing their life cycle in two-three years.[3]
Description

The head, pronotum and abdomen are black, while elytra have a bright reddish colour with a specific black drawing. They are very common flower-visitors, especially in Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar.[3]
Subspecies

Stictoleptura cordigera cordigera (Fuesslin, 1775)
Stictoleptura cordigera illyrica (Müller, 1948)
Stictoleptura cordigera anojaensis (Sláma, 1982)

References

"Stictoleptura cordigera (Fussli, 1775)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
"Stictoleptura cordigera (Fuessly, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.1. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
"Stictoleptura cordigera". Cerambyx. Retrieved February 6, 2011.