Image to followAI-generated illustrationRutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata
Family: CerambycidaeGenus: Rutpelanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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32
Plants
visited
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57
Interactions
documented
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1
Host plants
known
About this species
Rutpela maculata is a longhorn beetle recorded in Great Britain. Adults are active during July and reach a body length of about 1.7 centimetres. They have relatively long antennae and a moderate covering of body setae.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Yearly cycle
Adults are active in July.
Merkmale
Körper
Body length
1.7471 cm
Weight
0.18081 g
Scientific profile
Rutpela maculata belongs to the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. Adults recorded in Great Britain have a mean body length of around 1.75 cm and a body mass of approximately 0.18 g. The elytra measure about 11.4 mm in length, while the antennae extend to roughly 14.5 mm. Wing area averages 53.0 mm², giving a wing load of 3.4 and an aspect ratio of 3.0. The overall colour lightness is 132.8. The body bears setae, especially dense on the ventral abdomen (hairiness score 40.7) and the pronotum (16.0). The head is relatively wide (head width 2.67 mm) and the mandibles are small (length 0.77 mm). No sexual dimorphism has been detected in the measured traits.
Visited plants
31 plants are visited by this species
Leucanthemum vulgareCarpinus betulusFagus sylvaticaAngelica sylvestris subsp. bernardiaeAegopodium podagrariaOenanthe crocataKnautia arvensisPlantago lanceolataCarum carviCirsium arvenseHeracleum sphondyliumCirsium palustreConium maculatumCoronilla variaChaerophyllum temulumCornus sanguineaAnthriscus sylvestrisFilipendula ulmariaMelilotus albusrosa gallicaAstrantia major subsp. involucrataTorilis japonicaRosa rugosaDaucus carotaCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareRosa canina var. dumalisRosa arvensisRubus ulmifoliusTripleurospermum inodorumCorylus avellanaEuonymus europaeus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•Hagge et al. (2021) — Saproxylic Beetle Morphological Trait Database, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.2fqz612p3 (CC0 1.0)
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