Pseudovadonia livida

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Fairy-ring longhorn beetle

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Ingekeepte smalboktor
France, Servance-Miellin 01-07-2021
© Johan Verstraeten
Laden...
Johann Christian Fabricius –
1776

Body length : 7-9mm.

Host plant : Mycophagous.

Found in flower-rich grasslands and meadows, woodland edges and clearings.

Adults visit many flowers for pollen and nectar, especially Apiaceae sp.

The larvae develop in humus-rich soil containing the fungus Marasmius oreades and feed on the mycelium of this fungus.

Development takes about two years in the soil.