Microlera
Microlera
*Microlera* Pic, 1922 is a very small, monotypic genus of longhorn beetles (Lamiinae) confined to the western North African fringe of the Palaearctic, recorded from Morocco and Algeria. Adults measure 5–8 mm and display a robust, cylindrical body clothed in dense, cryptic pubescence that blends seamlessly with the bark of host oaks. Larvae develop subcortically and into the wood of dead or dying *Quercus*, with a life cycle spanning one to three years. The genus is rarely encountered in the field and most easily found by searching host-plant stems or beneath bark during the flight season from May to August.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: oak
External resources
Field tip: On host plants or under bark. Hosts: Quercus. Monotypic genus — rare.