Four-banded Longhorn Beetle

Found 6 August 2008, Nature Reserve Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium

by bonitin Aug 7, 2008 10:03 AM

I think it is a female looking for a suitable place to lay her eggs as its larvae live in decaying wood ...

by bonitin Aug 7, 2008 10:24 AM

The yellow-black pattern on the shield can be very variable..

by bonitin Aug 7, 2008 10:33 AM

Taken on 18th June 2009, Nature Reserve Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium

by bonitin Jun 17, 2009 11:29 PM

Making its toilet on a Reed leaf its size is about 2cm ..

by bonitin Jun 17, 2009 11:31 PM