Oedemera lurida

Greenish bill longhorn beetle ( Oedemera lurida )

The greenish glow longhorn beetle ( Oedemera lurida ) is a beetle of the family of note longhorn beetle ( Oedemeridae ). The greenish glow longhorn beetle is not to be confused with the green glow longhorn beetle ( Oedemera nobilis).

Features

The beetles are between five and seven millimeters long and have a long and narrow body. The narrowing to back deck wings are dark gray-green or bluish and have thick gray hair.

Synonyms

• Necydalis lurida Marsham, 1802

Similar Species

Grey Green beetle leg ( Oedemera virescens)

Occurrence

The animals are found throughout the Palearctic and live near forests and flower-filled meadows. They are often encountered.

Way of life

The adults feed on pollen, the larvae of plant tissue in which they live.