Stenopterus rufus

Stenopterus rufus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae

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Stenopterus rufus
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Stenopterus rufus is a small beetle about 7 to 16 mm long (0.28 to 0.63 in). Adults are black on the head and pronotum, have a black abdomen crossed by yellow stripes, and red elytra with black bases and tips.

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How to recognize it

The head and pronotum are black, the abdomen is black with horizontal yellow stripes, and the wing covers are red with black at the base and tip.

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Size

Adults measure between 7 and 16 mm in length.

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What it eats

Larvae bore into dead branches of deciduous trees, while adults visit flowers for pollen and nectar.

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Life cycle

Adults appear from May to August and the species completes its life cycle over two years.

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When you see it

Adults are active from May through August.

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Where it comes from

The species is found across most of Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iran and the Near East.

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Same family (Cerambycidae)

House LonghornHouse LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your homeAsian Longhorned BeetleAsian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed Milkweed BeetleRed Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusWhite-spotted SawyerWhite-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your homeRed Pine Longhorn BeetleRed Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubraSpotted Longhorn BeetleSpotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenopterus_rufus

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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