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Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae)

Longhorn Beetles usually have long antennae and many species are quite colourful. There are many members in this family: some 15,000 species all over the world. In Western Europa alone some 100 species have been spotted. Longhorn Beetles usually do have very long horns, even though there are exceptions, of course. Many are also nicely coloured and they all give a slender impression. A few Longhorn species are very dangerous. Their larvae eat dead wood and do live inside pieces of wood in buildings. And because you can't see them (they do not make little holes like the woodworm does) and because they can live as larvae for some 5 to 7 years, it may be too late once you spot the adults. Most species however are not dangerous, but live in stems of plants or reet


Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens)

Agapanthia villosoviridescens is a beautiful Long Horn Beetle and common in gardens. More...


Xylotrechus antilope

This longhorn beetle has preference for foresty areas with oak and beech trees. More...


Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis)

The Wasp Beetle immitates a wasp very well indeed. More...


Red Longhorn Beetle (Corymbia rubra), male

The male of the Red Longhorn Beetle is ochrous brown and not red. The neck shield is black. More...


Red Longhorn Beetle (Corymbia rubra), female

The female of the Red Longhorn Beetle is brownish red, including her neck shield. More...


Spotted Longhorn (Leptura maculata)

Leptura maculata is a local species. But when present it may appear in great numbers. More...


Leptura aethiops

The shape of Leptura aethiops resembles that of Corymbia rubra. More...


Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata)

Leptura quadrifasciata has four more or less continuous transverse yellow bands. More...


Pachytodes cerambyciformis

For a longhorn beetle Pachytodes cerambyciformis is rather small. More...


Stenurella melanura

In Britain this Stenurella melanura is a local species in England only. More...


Black Longicorn Beetle (Spondylis buprestoides)

Spondylis buprestoides is a robust and convex species with a large head and huge mandibles. More...


Stenopterus rufus

If Stenopterus rufus is another longhorn beetle that initates a wasp. More...


Violet Tanbark Borer (Phymatodes testaceus)

Phymatodes testaceus can be easily be mistaken for a Cantharis (especially Cantharis livida). More...


Spruce Shortwing Beetle (Molorchus minor)

The Spruce Shortwing Beetle is a most peculiar Longhorn Beetle. More...


Plumb Beetle (Tetrops praeustus)

The Plumb Beetle is a small Longhorn Beetle. The larvae often live inside the twigs of plumb trees. More...


Grammoptera ruficornis

Grammoptera ruficornis is the most common Longhorn Beetle in Britain and Ireland. More...




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