Stictoleptura erythroptera

Stictoleptura erythroptera is a species of longhorn beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily. It was described by Jacob Johann Hagenbach in 1822 and can be found in Central and Western Europe, (except for Portugal).[1] The species can also be found in Eastern European countries like Bulgaria and Romania.[2] It can also be found in Anatolia, the Caucasus and Iran.[3]

Stictoleptura erythroptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Stictoleptura
Subgenus:
Aredolpona
Species:
S. erythroptera
Binomial name
Stictoleptura erythroptera
(Hagenbach, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Aredolpona erythroptera (Hagenbach) Vives, 2001
  • Brachyleptura erythroptera (Hagenbach) Villiers, 1974
  • Corymbia erythroptera (Hagenbach) Sama, 1988
  • Leptura rufipennis Mulsant, 1839
  • Paracorymbia erythroptera (Hagenbach) Danilevsky, 2002
  • Leptura erythroptera Hagenbach, 1822

Description

The species has reddish-brown wings and legs, with a black head. The body length is 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in). The life span is 2–3 years but may be longer.[3]

Habitat

Adults fly from June–August. The species is polyphagous, feeding on various deciduous plants, including Aesculus hippocastanum, Fagus sylvatica and Quercus species. It lives in hollow trunks or thick branches of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. "Stictoleptura erythroptera (Hagenbach, 1822)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  2. "Stictoleptura erythroptera (Hagenbach, 1822)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. "Stictoleptura erythroptera (Hagenbach, 1822)". Cerambyx. Retrieved April 16, 2012.


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