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Spotted Longhorn Beetle

Rutpela maculata

The Spotted Longhorn Beetle is a colorful bug with long antennae and pretty spots on its body. It loves to live in forests and can often be seen resting on flowers.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Spotted Longhorn Beetle is slender and elongated, typically yellow-brown to orange with distinct black spots arranged in rows across its wing cases. Its long, segmented antennae are usually as long as or longer than its body, making it visually distinct from other patterned beetles.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungColeopteraFamilieCerambycidaeGattungRutpela
Spotted Longhorn Beetle
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Spotted Longhorn Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Wow! Its larvae can live inside wood for over a year before becoming an adult beetle!

Wow! Some longhorn beetles can make a squeaking sound by rubbing parts of their body!

Wow! The unique spot patterns on its back are like a special fingerprint; no two are exactly alike!

Wow! Their scientific name, 'maculata,' actually means 'spotted' in Latin!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Antennae

Spotted Longhorn Beetle can detect scents and vibrations from a distance because its long, jointed antennae act like sophisticated sensory organs.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Power

Spotted Longhorn Beetle helps pollinate flowers by accidentally transferring pollen as it feeds on nectar and pollen from various plants.

Fähigkeit

Wood-Boring Beginnings

Spotted Longhorn Beetle larvae can bore tunnels through decaying wood because their strong mandibles allow them to chew through tough plant fibers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
16-28 mm
Größe
8-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults feast on flower pollen and nectar, while larvae munch on decaying wood.

Altersunterschiede: Adults feed on pollen and nectar; larvae feed on decaying wood.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Decaying wood
  • Tree sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Robins are known to prey on insects like this beetle.

pollinates

Common Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

It visits and pollinates the flowers of hogweed.

depends on

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Larvae feed on decaying wood from oak trees.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch from a distance; don't touch bugs without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

16-28 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

8-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

8 km/h

Was frisst Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

Adults feast on flower pollen and nectar, while larvae munch on decaying wood.

Wo findet man Spotted Longhorn Beetle normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Spotted Longhorn Beetle?

6

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