CerambycidaeLepturinaeRhagiiniPidonia

Pidonia

Japanese Mountain Longhorn
LepturinaeRhagiini ⚘ Pollinator
W. Palearctic spp.
7
European spp.
7
Body length
6–14 mm
Activity
Diurnal
Flight season
Summer–Autumn
Overwinters as
larva
Larva type
MRTVE_TV
Biotope
forest-saproxylic
Overview

Pidonia

*Pidonia* Mulsant, 1863 is a species-rich genus of slender, tapered longhorn beetles whose adults are characteristic visitors of woodland flowers throughout the Palaearctic region, reaching their greatest diversity in the mountains of Japan, China, and Korea. With approximately 40 Palaearctic species, the genus is dominated by Japanese endemics tied to montane forest habitats from the foothills to around 2000 m elevation. In Europe only three species are recorded, typically encountered at forest edges and in subalpine zones during the summer months of May through August. The pronotum is notably variable in colour — ranging from yellowish-brown to black — a feature long recognised as diagnost…

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

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Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak poplar birch

BetulaAlnusQuercusSalix
⚑ Conservation note: none

External resources

GBIF · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: Na květech (Apiaceae, Rosaceae) v lesích a na okrajích.