Judolia cerambyciformis

Judolia cerambyciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Cerambycoidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lepturinae
Genus: Judolia
Species: J. cerambyciformis
Binomial name
Judolia cerambyciformis
(Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Judolia (Pachytodes) cerambyciformis (Schrank - Pic, 1891)
  • Judolia cerambyciformis ab. zemplinensis (Podaný, 1979)
  • Pachyta cerambyciformis (Schrank - Gemminger & Harold, 1872)
  • Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Schrank - Villiers, 1974)
  • Stenocorus parvapunctatus (Voet, 1806)
  • Leptura cerambyciformis (Schrank, 1781)

Judolia cerambyciformis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae (flower longhorns).

This beetle is present in most of Southern Europe, especially in hilly and mountainous areas.

Larvae eat many species of deciduous and coniferous trees, mainly feeding on the roots of Abies alba, Picea abies, Castanea sativa, and Aegopodium podagraria. In April or May larvae leave the host plant and pupate in the ground.

The life cycle is complete in two years. The adults grow to 7–12 mm long and are often encountered on flowers from May through August. Their light-brown elytra have black spots, which are very variable and sometimes absent.

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