Cortodera

Cortodera

*Cortodera* Mulsant, 1863 is a diverse and often vividly coloured longhorn genus of the subfamily Lepturinae, with adults ranging from 7 to 14 mm. The roughly 70 Palaearctic species are notable for their strong association with flowering plants, where adults visit blooms from April through July; larvae develop in roots and the basal soil layer, feeding on root fragments and decaying woody debris in the humus. The genus reaches its greatest diversity in Anatolia, where more than half of all known species are narrow mountain endemics — a pattern that continues to generate new species descriptions annually. In Europe, 15 species are recorded, distributed from western and central Europe through …

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak pine herb

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On flowers in mountains (Apr–Jul). ~70 species — mostly Anatolian endemics! Larvae in roots/soil.