kantad kulhalsbock
Acmaeops marginatus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The kantad kulhalsbock faces severe pressure from intensive forestry practices that remove the dead and dying coniferous trees essential for its larval development. Climate change compounds these threats by altering forest composition and increasing the frequency of severe weather events that damage host trees. Habitat fragmentation isolates populations and reduces genetic diversity, while the species' specialized requirements for specific decay stages in spruce and pine make it particularly vulnerable to modern forest management practices.
Habitat
This longhorn beetle inhabits mature coniferous forests, particularly those dominated by Norway spruce and Scots pine. The larvae develop in the dead or dying wood of these trees, requiring specific moisture and decay conditions found in natural forest ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Cerambycidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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