Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 221: variable longhorn beetle

variable longhorn beetle
Arthropods Daily · No. 221 variable longhorn beetleStenocorus meridianus
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variable longhorn beetle
variable longhorn beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) – species of family “Longhorn Beetles“

Stenocorus meridianus is a species of longhorn beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily that can be found anywhere in Europe (except for Faroe Islands, Iceland and Ireland, Malta, and parts of Italy such as San Marino, Sardinia, Sicily, and Vatican city), Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. They are 15–27 millimetres (0.59–1.06 in). The species have brown coloured legs, but can have either black (female) or brown (male) coloured prothorax. They occasionally feed on deciduous trees such as elm, maple, and...

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Explained as easy as pie — Why small creatures have big differences