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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flower Longhorns (Lepturinae) » Lepturini » Brachyleptura » Brachyleptura rubrica

Species Brachyleptura rubrica

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Flower Longhorn - Brachyleptura rubrica Brachyleptura rubrica--found on flowers - Brachyleptura rubrica Longhorn Beetle - Brachyleptura rubrica Flower Longhorn - Brachyleptura rubrica Unknown Lepturinae - Brachyleptura rubrica Piling on - Brachyleptura rubrica - male - female Flower Long Horned Beetle - Brachyleptura rubrica Longhorn - Brachyleptura rubrica
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)
Subfamily Lepturinae (Flower Longhorns)
Tribe Lepturini
Genus Brachyleptura
Species rubrica (Brachyleptura rubrica)
Size
10-18 mm
Identification
Pronotum sharply angled, almost square, at the front. Elytra orange. Antennae prominently banded.
Range
Eastern North America. Reported from Minnesota, North Carolina, Florida.
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
May-August (northeastern North America). April (North Carolina Sandhills). June-July (North Carolina Mountains).
Food
Adults come to flowers.
Life Cycle
Breeds in decaying deciduous trees, such as hickory, beech, oak (1).
See Also
Brachyleptura champlaini
Print References
Yanega, p. 31, fig. 68 (1)
Dillon, p. 616, plate LXI--Anoplodera rubrica (2)
Brimley, p. 212 (3)
Internet References
Insects at Cedar Creek
Beetles of Florida
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection lists for that state, with 30 specimens pinned.
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
By Douglas Yanega
2.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
3.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by tom murray on 4 July, 2005 - 9:19pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 17 June, 2006 - 2:48pm

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