| Stictoleptura cordigera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Stictoleptura |
| Species: | S. cordigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictoleptura cordigera (Fussli, 1775) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Stictoleptura cordigera is a beetle species belonging to the longhorn beetle family, subfamily Lepturinae.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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