Rutpela

Rutpela

*Rutpela* Nakane & Ohbayashi, 1957 is among the most recognisable longhorn beetles of the Western Palaearctic, its yellow body boldly patterned with black spots and marks rendering it instantly distinctive in the field. Adults measure 10–20 mm and are strong, diurnal fliers, appearing from June through August as abundant visitors to Apiaceae and Rosaceae flowers at woodland edges and clearings. The single European species, commonly called the Spotted Longhorn, is a polyphagous saproxylic whose larvae develop over two to four years in the decaying wood of a wide range of broadleaved trees and shrubs. Development takes place mainly in stumps and basal trunk sections, in wood already softened b…

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak beech birch

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On flowers (Apiaceae, Rosaceae) in forests and margins. Hosts: Alnus.