Oxylia
Oxylia
*Oxylia* Mulsant, 1863 is a small to medium-sized longhorn beetle genus (5–14 mm) placed within the tribe Phytoeciini of subfamily Lamiinae. Adults are robustly built and characteristically clothed in dense, cryptic pubescence that provides effective camouflage against bark and wood surfaces. The genus is associated with willows and poplars (Salix, Populus; Salicaceae) in riparian and floodplain forest habitats, where larvae develop subcortically and into the wood of dead or dying host trees over one to three years. Flight activity spans May through August, and adults are diurnal, found on or beneath the bark of host plants.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: poplar
External resources
Field tip: On host plants or under bark. Hosts: Salix. Floodplain/riparian forest.