Menesia
Menesia
*Menesia* Dejean, 1835 is a small but ecologically distinctive longhorn genus of the subfamily Lamiinae, represented by a single species in Europe and five across the wider Palaearctic region. Adults are cryptically coloured and small-bodied, typically encountered from May through July in moist habitats along river floodplains and wetland margins, including peatbogs. Development takes place subcortically in weakened or dying stems and branches up to approximately 5 cm in diameter; larvae bore flat galleries beneath the bark before pupating in a chamber within the wood. The exit hole is characteristically plugged with chewed fibres, and overwintering occurs in the larval stage.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer
Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: oak
External resources
Field tip: In dead branches of deciduous trees. Hosts: Corylus.