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Black-and-Yellow Longhorn Beetle - Stenurella melanurar

A wasp like Beetle that can be seen from May-September and be found widespread over much of England and very common in the south. Adults feed on flowers and can often be seen abundantly feeding on the flowers of Bramble. The larvae will develop and feed in the moist damp wood of deciduous trees. This beetle is one of the 68 species of longhorn beetles named after their long antennae that can be found in Britain and Ireland.

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Uploaded on August 15, 2020
Taken on June 23, 2018