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Taxonomy |
Body length : 5-9mm.
Host plant : Polyphagous.
Found in warmer and open habitats, such as deciduous and mixed woodlands, woodland edges, orchards and parks.
The larvae develop beneath the bark of dead branches and trunks.
Recorded host plants : Acer sp., Aesculus hippocastanum, Alnus glutinosa, Betula sp., Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana, Fagus sp. Frangula sp., Juglans regia, Malus sp., Picea abies, Pinus sp., Populus sp., Prunus sp., Quercus sp., Rhus typhina, Robinia sp., Salix sp., Sorbus aucuparia, Tilia sp., Ulmus sp.
This species is difficult to distinguish from Leiopus nebulosus.
Further examination of the genitalia required to identify this species.
