Mesosa nebulosa

Mesosa nebulosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, originally under the genus Lamia. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe and the Caucasus. It measures between 9 to 15 mm (0.35 to 0.59 in).[1]

Mesosa nebulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Mesosa
Species:
M. nebulosa
Binomial name
Mesosa nebulosa
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Aphelocnemia nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Cerambyx brevis Villers, 1789 nec Sulzer, 1776
  • Cerambyx nebulator Turton, 1806
  • Cerambyx nubilus Gmelin, 1790
  • Haplocnemia nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Lamia nebulosa Fabricius, 1781
  • Lamia nubila (Schönherr)
  • Mesosa nubila (Gmelin, 1790)

M. nebulosa feeds on Corylus avellana, Ficus carica, and Juglans regia.[1]

Subspecies
  • Mesosa nebulosa algerica Pic, 1898
  • Mesosa nebulosa nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)

References
  1. BioLib.cz - Mesosa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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