Round-necked Longhorn Beetle

Description:

The head and pronotum are black colored and the abdomen has a black background color crossed by yellow stripes. Antennae, elytra and legs are mainly reddish. The adults grow up to 7 - 16 mm and can be encountered from May through August, completing their life cycle in two years. They are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar.

Habitat:

This beetle is widespread in most of Europe and in the Near East. Larvae are polyphagous in dead branches of deciduous trees (Quercus, Castanea, Robinia, Juglans, Prunus, Salix, Pistacia, etc.) .