About the Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle
Stenurella melanura is a flower longhorn beetle species of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. Stenurella melanura samai Rapuzzi, 1995 inq. This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Oriental realm, and in the Near East. It is present in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
These beetles inhabit sunny forest edges, mixed coniferous forests, spruce pine forests and alpine and mountain pastures. Stenurella melanura can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in). This beetle... Wikipedia →