Taxonomy
Kingdom:	Phylum:	Class:	Order:	Family:	Genus:	Species:
Animalia	Arthropoda	Insecta	Coleoptera	Cerambycidae	Leptura	L.maculata

The Spotted Longhorn is a rather small species, reaching a length of some 16 mm. The sexes are look a likes and the same size. It is yellow showing black markings. These markings are extremely variable. Animals that are almost entirely yellow are in existence, and animals almost completely black have also been reported. It is a very local species, even though it may be abundant. It is also seen on flowers in gardens regularly. It is even called the Flower Longhorn in Denmark! The larvae live in old tree stumps. While the adults live for two to four weeks only, the larvae need two or three years to pupate.

The Spotted Longhorn was known as Strangalia maculata for a long time, but was then placed in the Leptura genus. Recently however some experts have placed the animal in yet another genus and so you can also encounter it being Rutpela maculata.