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πŸͺ² Beetles

Golden-haired Longhorn

Oberea linearis

About

A slender, cylindrical lamiin covered in fine golden pubescence with a black head. Found across Europe and into Central Asia, it breeds in living hazel branches. Larvae girdle branches from the inside, causing distinctive die-back.

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Did You Know?

Infested hazel branches develop a characteristic wilted tip that droops downward, betraying the larva's presence inside.