Officier menteur
Necydalis major
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Necydalis major faces severe population decline primarily due to the loss of old-growth deciduous forests containing the large dead wood structures essential for its larval development. Forest fragmentation has isolated remaining populations, while intensive forestry practices remove the fallen logs and standing dead trees that serve as breeding sites. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering forest composition and increasing the frequency of extreme weather events that damage remaining suitable habitat.
Habitat
This longhorn beetle inhabits mature deciduous and mixed forests, particularly those with abundant dead and decaying hardwood trees. The larvae develop within the wood of fallen logs and standing dead trees, especially oak, beech, and other broadleaf species in undisturbed forest environments.
Other threatened species in Cerambycidae
Threatened in Åland Islands
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