Hardwood-forests

Guides

• Analeptura lineola

  Lined Longhorn Beetle, lined longhorn

  Analeptura lineola is a small longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae, commonly known as the lined longhorn beetle. Adults are anthophilous, feeding on flower nectar. Larvae develop in decaying wood, boring into the bases of various hardwood species. The species occurs in eastern North America and parts of Europe.

  CerambycidaeLepturinaelonghorn-beetleflower-feedingwood-borerdecaying-woodpollinatorNorth-AmericaEuropehardwood-forests

• Neophyllomyza

  A genus of small flies in the family Milichiidae, commonly known as freeloader flies. The Nearctic fauna comprises two species: N. quadricornis and N. gaulti. Both species are saproxylic, with larvae developing in decaying wood of hardwood trees. Adults are associated with decaying logs and show distinct temporal and ecological partitioning despite sympatric distributions.

  saproxylicdecomposerniche-partitioningMilichiidaeDipterahardwood-forestsemergence-trap-records