Rutpela maculata (Poda von Neuhaus, 1761)
(Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle)

Interactions where Rutpela maculata 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 flower MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Rutpela maculata/Rutpela maculataharlequin longhorn, black-and-yellow longhorn beetleimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsflower (5-9)
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Major APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Rutpela maculata/Rutpela maculataharlequin longhorn, black-and-yellow longhorn beetleimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/ApiaceaeumbellifersflowerMajor (5-9)
larva larva feeds within damp, rotting wood Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Rutpela maculata/Rutpela maculataharlequin longhorn, black-and-yellow longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdamp, rottingwoodMajor
larva larva feeds within damp, rotting wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Rutpela maculata/Rutpela maculataharlequin longhorn, black-and-yellow longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdamp, rottingwood
larva larva feeds within damp, rotting wood Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Rutpela maculata/Rutpela maculataharlequin longhorn, black-and-yellow longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdamp, rottingwoodMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.

Rutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle)
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 Rutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kaufmann, R.R.U. 1946 Preliminary Notes on Strangalia maculata Poda (Col., Cerambycidae) and its aberrations in Great Britain EMM 22 115-7 Ent. Mon. Mag. 82: 115-117.

Rutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 57 images of Rutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle)
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