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Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura

The Black-striped Longhorn Beetle is a colorful insect with long antennae and striking black stripes. It loves to munch on plants and can be found in gardens and forests.

Lebensraum: Forests, gardens

Aussehen

The Black-striped Longhorn Beetle is slender with a black head and thorax. Its wing cases are typically reddish-brown or yellowish, each marked with a distinct black stripe down the middle. Its antennae are long, often exceeding its body length, helping it stand out from smaller flower beetles.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungColeopteraFamilieCerambycidaeGattungStenurella
Black-striped Longhorn Beetle
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Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Not all Black-striped Longhorn Beetles have stripes; some males are entirely black!

Their grubs can spend up to two years hidden inside rotting wood before emerging.

These beetles are part of a huge beetle family with over 35,000 different species!

They love to visit sunny flowers, often found on white or yellow blossoms.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sniffers

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle has extremely long antennae that help them find mates, food, and sense their surroundings from afar.

Fähigkeit

Armored Flight

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle has hard wing cases (elytra) that protect its delicate flight wings and body as it navigates through plants.

Fähigkeit

Wood Wonders

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle larvae can bore tunnels through dead wood because of strong mandibles, which helps recycle nutrients in forests.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
9-20 mm
Größe
6-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
7 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult beetles enjoy flower nectar and pollen, while their young munch on decaying wood.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on decaying wood for several years, while adults primarily consume nectar and pollen.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Decaying wood (larvae)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

Adult beetles can be a tasty snack for birds.

pollinates

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Adults visit flowers like yarrow for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Woodpeckers might dig out their larvae from dead trees.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch where you step, as insects can be small and easily missed.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

9-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

6-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

7 km/h

Was frisst Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

Adult beetles enjoy flower nectar and pollen, while their young munch on decaying wood.

Wo findet man Black-striped Longhorn Beetle normalerweise?

Forests, gardens

Wie jagt Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Black-striped Longhorn Beetle?

6

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