Stenocorus meridianus

Stenocorus meridianus

''Stenocorus meridianus'' is a species of longhorn beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily that can be found anywhere in Europe, Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. They are 15–27 millimetres. The species have brown coloured legs, but can have either black or brown coloured prothorax. They occasionally feed on deciduous trees such as elm, maple, and oak. The species life cycle is from 2–3 years, with a flight time from May–July.
In Dutch we call him, 'small shoulder longhorn' Found this beauty today near my house in Wijk bij Duurstede the Netherlands, and he was willing to pose for me. Geotagged,Netherlands,Spring,Stenocorus meridianus

Behavior

The larvae is born in the damaged timber of diseased tree.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusStenocorus
SpeciesS. meridianus