CerambycidaeCerambycinaeCallidiopiniStenygrinum

Stenygrinum

Eastern Stenygrinum
CerambycinaeCallidiopini ⚘ Pollinator
European spp.
4
Body length
8–18 mm
Activity
Diurnal
Flight season
Summer–Autumn
Overwinters as
larva
Larva type
MRTVE_TV
Biotope
forest-saproxylic
Overview

Stenygrinum

*Stenygrinum* Bates, 1866 is a small cerambycid genus of the subfamily Cerambycinae, ranging in body length from 8 to 18 mm and displaying notably variable coloration, often with distinct patterning. Its larvae develop in dead or dying wood of *Quercus* and *Castanea*, progressing from subcortical feeding into the sapwood over one to three years. Adults are diurnal to crepuscular, attracted to fresh dead wood and UV light, and may feed on pollen, bark, or sap during the warmer months from May to August. The genus is monotypic within the Palaearctic, with its single representative distributed across East Asia at altitudes up to 1000 m.

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Jan
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Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak

QuercusCastanea
⚑ Conservation note: none

External resources

GBIF · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On dead wood or under bark. Hosts: Quercus. Monotypic genus — rare.