Lepturalia
Lepturalia
*Lepturalia* Reitter, 1913 is a small, monotypic longhorn genus of the subfamily Lepturinae, whose single Palaearctic species is a familiar sight on summer flowers at woodland edges and clearings across Europe. Adults are medium-sized, slender, and often brightly coloured, typically found visiting Apiaceae and Rosaceae blooms between May and August. Larvae develop in the decaying wood of dead or dying broadleaf trees and stumps, favouring birch and occasionally aspen, with development spanning two to four years. The genus is most frequently encountered in degraded wood-pasture forests and sunny woodland margins, generally from lowland up to about 1200 m.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: poplar birch
External resources
Field tip: On flowers (Apiaceae, Rosaceae) in forests and margins. Monotypic genus — rare.