Apomecyna

Apomecyna

*Apomecyna* Dejean, 1821 is a small cerambycid genus of the subfamily Lamiinae, reaching 5–12 mm in length and recognised by its robust, cylindrical body cloaked in dense, cryptic pubescence that renders adults remarkably inconspicuous against bark and wood. The genus is primarily Afrotropical in distribution but extends marginally into the western Palaearctic region, with seven species recorded from Europe and eight from the broader Palaearctic. Adults are active by day from May to August and are best observed directly on host plants or beneath loose bark, where larvae develop in dead and dying broadleaved wood over one to three years.

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: wood

External resources

GBIF · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On host plants or under bark.