Biology:Chlorophorus varius

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Short description: Species of beetle

Chlorophorus varius
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Chlorophorus
Species:
C. varius
Binomial name
Chlorophorus varius
(O.F. Müller, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Leptura varia O.F. Müller, 1766 (protonym)
  • Chlorophorus verbasci Linné, 1767
  • Chlorophorus nigrofasciatus Goeze, 1777
  • Chlorophorus ornatus Herbst, 1784
  • Chlorophorus gammoides Geoffroy 1785
  • Chlorophorus duplex Scopoli, 1787
  • Chlorophorus strigosus Gmelin, 1790
  • Chlorophorus venustus Gmelin, 1790

Chlorophorus varius, the grape wood borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.[1]

Taxonomy

It was described by O.F. Müller in 1766 under the original name of Leptura varia.[2]

Subspecies and varietas

Subspecies and varietas include:[3]

  • Chlorophorus varius damascenus Chevrolat, 1854
  • Chlorophorus varius varius (O.F. Müller, 1766)
  • Chlorophorus varius varius var. incarnus Plavilstshikov

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe (except the north) (Albania, Austria, Belarus , Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France , Germany , Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland , Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland , Ukraine ), Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, North Iran and in the Near East (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria).[4][5]

Habitat

These beetles mainly inhabit sunny meadows and woodland edges, at an elevation of 60–800 metres (200–2,620 ft) above sea level.[5]

Description

Chlorophorus varius can reach a body length of 8–14 millimetres (0.31–0.55 in).[6] The body of these beetles is elongated and rather variable in coloration and markings (hence the Latin species name varius). It is covered by a yellow-greenish pubescence, more rarely gray or whitish. The male has longer antennae (reaching mid-elytra) than the female. The pronotum is barred by a black band, sometimes limited to three black spots. The pronotum and elytra have the same width. Elytra are matt, with a C-shaped black marking and two other transversal wasp-like black bands. Legs and antennae are dark brown. Larvae reach a length of about 15 mm.[7]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to September.[8] They feed on pollen and nectar of various flowers, especially of Apiaceae. The life cycle lasts 2 – 3 years.[6][7] Larvae are saproxylic, mainly developing in the wood and dead branches of deciduous trees and shrubs (Vitis, Acer, Quercus, Populus, Malus, Crataegus, Juglans, etc.), sometimes of conifers.[5][9] Pupation occurs in spring in the wood.[5]

Gallery

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1755377 entry