Anoplodera sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
(Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn)

Interactions where Anoplodera sexguttata 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
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen esp. shaded flower APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Anoplodera sexguttata/Anoplodera sexguttatasix-spotted longhorn beetle, 6-spotted longhornimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifersesp. shadedflower (5-7)
larva larva feeds within dead wood Major Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Anoplodera sexguttata/Anoplodera sexguttatasix-spotted longhorn beetle, 6-spotted longhornlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechdeadwoodMajor
larva larva feeds within dead wood Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Anoplodera sexguttata/Anoplodera sexguttatasix-spotted longhorn beetle, 6-spotted longhornlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksdeadwoodMajor
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen esp. shaded flower Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Anoplodera sexguttata/Anoplodera sexguttatasix-spotted longhorn beetle, 6-spotted longhornimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsesp. shadedflower (5-7)
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/Anoplodera sexguttata/Anoplodera sexguttatasix-spotted longhorn beetle, 6-spotted longhornlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.

Anoplodera sexguttata (Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anoplodera sexguttata (Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnoplodera sexguttata (Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn)
TribeLepturini (a tribe of longhorn beetles)
SubfamilyLEPTURINAE (a subfamily of longhorn 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 Anoplodera sexguttata (Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn)

Anoplodera sexguttata (Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anoplodera sexguttata (Six-spotted Longhorn Beetle, 6-spotted Longhorn):

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