Carilia
Eastern Carilia
LepturinaeRhagiini ⚘ Pollinator
W. Palearctic spp.
1
European spp.
1
Body length
8–14 mm
Activity
Diurnal
Flight season
Summer–Autumn
Overwinters as
larva
Larva type
MRTVE_TV
Biotope
forest-saproxylic
Overview
Carilia
*Carilia* Mulsant, 1863 is a small lepturine longhorn beetle (8–14 mm) with a distinctly tapered body, often strikingly coloured in combinations of black, red, and metallic tones. Adults are active by day from May to August, visiting flowers of Apiaceae and Rosaceae in boreal and montane forests, along forest meadows and stream margins. Larvae develop slowly over two to four years in decaying wood of dead or dying trees. The genus is restricted to the eastern Palaearctic, with three species recorded in Europe.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
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Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: poplar birch
BetulaAlnusSalixSorbus
⚑ Conservation note: none
External resources
Field tip: On flowers (Apiaceae, Rosaceae) in forests and margins. Boreal species — northern/montane forests.