Leptura quadrifasciata Linnaeus, 1758
(Four-banded Longhorn Beetle)

Interactions where Leptura quadrifasciata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Leptura quadrifasciata/Leptura quadrifasciatafour-banded longhorn beetleadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsflower (5-9)
larva larva feeds within dead wood Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Leptura quadrifasciata/Leptura quadrifasciatafour-banded longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesdeadwoodMajor
larva larva feeds within dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Leptura quadrifasciata/Leptura quadrifasciatafour-banded longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood
larva larva feeds within dead wood Minor Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Leptura quadrifasciata/Leptura quadrifasciatafour-banded longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/PiceasprucesdeadwoodMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.

Leptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle)
GenusLeptura (a genus of beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Leptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 22 images of Leptura quadrifasciata (Four-banded Longhorn Beetle)
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