Longhorn Beetle
Rutpelamaculata
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wallaby1
(Zone 8a) |
June 2007 |
Positive
A harmless beetle which feeds on the pollen and nectar of flowers, in particular Hawthorn and Hogweed. The adult beetle can be seen from May to August but most frequently in June. It is widespread in Southern Britain.
It frequently comes into gardens for nectar flowers (white looks a favourite) where there are trees and hedges, I have all of those, and a decaying Horse Chestnut tree branch which I laid on the ground several years ago in hope of returning to nature. I hope it lays it's eggs in that!
The larvae feed on old, damp and decaying wood of fallen branches or old tree stumps mainly of broad-leaved trees, tunnelling well into the decaying heartwood.
It frequently comes into gardens for nectar flowers (white looks a favourite) where there are trees and hedges, I have all of those, and a decaying Horse Chestnut tree branch which I laid on the ground several years ago in hope of returning to nature. I hope it lays it's eggs in that!
The larvae feed on old, damp and decaying wood of fallen branches or old tree stumps mainly of broad-leaved trees, tunnelling well into the decaying heartwood.
