| Stictoleptura rubra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Stictoleptura |
| Species: | S. rubra |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictoleptura rubra | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Stictoleptura rubra, the red-brown longhorn beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Three subspecies are known besides the nominate subspecies (S. rubra rubra):
Stictoleptura rubra can reach a length of 10–20 millimetres (0.39–0.79 in). [2] This species has an evident sexual dimorphism, with variations in color and shape. Elytrae and pronotum of the females are uniformly reddish-brown or reddish-orange, while in males head and pronotum are black. Moreover the males have brown or pale ochre elytrae and often they are smaller and narrower than the females. [3]
Life cycle of this species lasts two - three years. Adults can be encountered from May to September, but mainly in July and August). They visit flowering plants for nectar and/or pollen, while larvae develop and feed within dead wood and tree stumps of coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus, Abies, Larix). [2] [4] To develop and reach maturity they need nutrients provided by fungi. [5] [6] Their gut contains cellulase-producing yeasts [7] to enable xylophagy, or wood-digestion.
The species is found throughout the European mainland, Russia and North Africa. It can also be found in Turkey and Great Britain. [2] [8] [9]
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