Pidonia lurida

Bleach Yellow Schnürhalsbock on hairy chervil

The bleach Yellow Schnürhalsbock ( Pidonia lurida ) is a European longhorn beetles.

Description

The slender, brownish to reddish-yellow beetle is 9 to 14 millimeters long. His pronotum is constricted at the front and rear edge and is provided at the side with a small, square projecting hump. The yellowish brown elytra are nearly parallel to each other and usually angedunkelt on the side edges and at the seam. The legs may be partially blackened. The antennae of the males are significantly longer than those of the females.

Occurrence

The species is widespread in southern, central and eastern Europe, but very uneven. In Germany the preferred bleaching Yellow Schnürhalsbock mountain areas. In northern Germany, it occurs only in a few areas such as the resin.

Way of life

The larva develops presumably polyphagous in various coniferous and deciduous woods. The beetles are, depending on the altitude from April to August, but mostly found from June to July in forests. They prefer a river, where they go to there growing flowering plants.