David Element

Wildlife Photography

and Digital Video Images

______________________ Beetles 5 - Longhorns

    Judolia cerambyciformis         Stenocorus meridianus (BLACK FORM)

                                                    Leptura maculata

         FOUR-BANDED LONGHORN BEETLE Leptura quadrifasciata (f)

         Agapanthia villosoviridescens                Anaglyptus mysticus

                                                Rhagium bifasciatum

                                                   Rhagium mordax

• Longhorn (longicorn) beetles usually possess very long antennae and their larvae typically feed on wood, either dead or living, in which case they may pose an economic threat to forestry. The illustration of Leptura (formerly Strangalia) quadrifasciata shows a female ovipositing into a dead log. These beetles are sometimes conspicuously marked, as is the case with several of the examples depicted here. Certain longhorns feed avidly on flower pollen. Some species are sexually dimorphic.

-> Beetles 1

-> Beetles 2

-> Beetles 3

-> Beetles 4

-> Beetles 6

-> Beetles 7

-> Beetles 8

-> Beetles 9

-> Beetles 10

-> Beetles 11

-> Beetles 12

-> Beetles 13

-> Beetles 14

-> Beetles 15

-> Beetles 16

-> Beetles 17

-> Beetles 18

-> Beetles 19

-> Beetles 20

-> Index, Common Names

-> Index, Scientific Names

-> Site Index

-> Home

© David Element.