Lamia

Lamia

*Lamia* Fabricius, 1775 — the "Weaver Beetle" — is one of the most recognisable longhorn beetles of the West Palaearctic, a large, dark, broad-bodied insect intimately tied to riparian landscapes of willows and poplars. Adults spend much of their lives pressed against bark, where their granulate, cryptic pubescence renders them nearly invisible against furrowed trunk surfaces. Larvae develop deep within the root systems and lower trunks of living or weakened *Salix* and *Populus*, excavating extensive galleries that can prove fatal to young or slender trees. Primarily associated with riverine gallery forests, pollarded willow nurseries, and floodplain woodlands, the genus has declined notice…

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: poplar

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: Na starých vrbách u vody. L. textor — velký, tmavý, na kmenech vrb. Noční, ale aktivní i ve dne za oblačného počasí.