Range expansion of an endangered beetle: Alpine Longhorn <i>Rosalia alpina</i> (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) spreads to the lowlands of Central Europe
Author(s) -
Lukáš Čížek,
Jiří Schlaghamerský,
Jan Bořucký,
David Hauck,
Jan Helešic
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
entomologica fennica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2489-4966
pISSN - 0785-8760
DOI - 10.33338/ef.84478
Subject(s) - longhorn beetle , range (aeronautics) , endangered species , ecology , habitat , beech , biology , population , geography , biodiversity , demography , materials science , sociology , composite material
Evidence of an elm-feeding population of Rosalia alpina in thefloodplain forests of South Moravia (Czech Republic) ispresented. This and further records indicate that the CentralEuropean population is expanding its range and host plantspectrum; an alternative explanation might be the spread of theSouth European population northwards.
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