Blabinotus
Laurel Forest Longhorn
CerambycinaeHesperophanini
W. Palearctic spp.
1
Body length
10–22 mm
Activity
Diurnal
Flight season
Summer–Autumn
Overwinters as
larva
Larva type
MRTVE_TV
Biotope
forest-saproxylic
Overview
Blabinotus
*Blabinotus* Mulsant, 1863 is a small but ecologically distinctive longhorn genus confined to the ancient laurel forests of Macaronesia — the Canary Islands and Madeira. With just two Palaearctic species, one of which reaches the European list, these beetles are tightly bound to the relict laurisilva biome, a living remnant of the subtropical forests that once blanketed southern Europe during the Miocene. Adults are medium-sized (10–22 mm) and are found on their Lauraceae hosts during the flight season from May to August, when they visit flowers and bark of dead branches in the forest canopy.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
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Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: broadleaf
ApolloniasLaurusPersea
⚑ Conservation note: none