Xylosteus spinolae is the species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family.[1] This beetle is distributed in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.[1] Adult beetle feeds on flowers of common filbert, and common beech.[1]

Xylosteus spinolae
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X. spinolae
Binomial name
Xylosteus spinolae
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There are two subspecies of the species:[1]

  • Xylosteus spinolae caucasicola (Plavistshikov, 1936)
Synonym: Xylosteus caucasicola Plavilstshikov, 1936
  • Xylosteus spinolae spinolae Frivaldsky, 1838

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  1. ^ a b c d BioLib Taxon profile — species Xylosteus spinolae Frivaldsky, 1838