Greenish longhorn beetle
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![]() Greenish longhorn beetle ( Oedemera lurida ) |
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Oedemera lurida | ||||||||||||
( Marsham , 1802) |
The greenish longhorn beetle ( Oedemera lurida ) is a beetle from the family of the longhorn beetles (Oedemeridae). The greenish longhorn beetle should not be confused with the green longhorn beetle ( Oedemera nobilis ).
features
The beetles are five to seven millimeters long and have a long and narrow body. The wings narrowing towards the rear are dark gray-green or bluish and have thick gray hair .
Synonyms
- Necydalis lurida Marsham, 1802
Similar species
The gray-green thigh beetle ( Oedemera virescens ) becomes 8 to 11 millimeters long.
Occurrence
The animals are found throughout the Palearctic and live on the edges of forests and meadows rich in flowers . They are common.
Way of life
The adults feed on pollen , the larvae on the plant tissue in which they live.
literature
- Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
Web links
Commons : Greenhorn beetle ( Oedemera lurida ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- www.insektenbox.de
- Oedemera (Oedemera) lurida at Fauna Europaea