Oxymirus

Oxymirus

*Oxymirus* Mulsant, 1863 is a medium-large longhorn (20–35 mm) of boreal and montane conifer forests across northern and central Europe and Siberia. Adults are diurnal and anthophilous, found visiting flowers of Apiaceae and Rosaceae along forest edges and clearings from May to August. Larvae develop in moist, heavily decayed wood — stumps, root collars, and fallen trunks lying in shade, often in moss-covered sites — with a semivoltine cycle spanning two to four years. The genus is monotypic in Europe, represented by the type species *O. cursor* (Linnaeus, 1758).

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: pine beech birch

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On flowers (Apiaceae, Rosaceae) in forests and margins. Hosts: Betula. Boreal species — northern/montane forests.