Neandra

Neandra

*Neandra* is a small, flattened cerambycid with a distinctly lucanoid appearance, native to North America but introduced to Europe through the timber trade. The single species, *N. brunnea*, is synanthropic and associated with dead or dying broadleaf wood, where larvae develop over several years in rotten material. Adults are nocturnal and active from June to August, typically found beneath bark. The genus represents one of the few established non-native Parandrinae in the Western Palaearctic.

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak poplar birch

External resources

GBIF · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On host plants. Hosts: diverse broadleaf (dead wood, imported). Monotypic genus — rare.