Range expansion of an endangered beetle: Alpine Longhorn Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) spreads to the lowlands of Central Europe

• Authors: ČÍŽEK Lukáš; SCHLAGHAMERSKÝ Jiří; BOŘUCKÝ Jan; HAUCK David; HELEŠIC Jan
• Year of publication: 2009
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Entomologica Fennica
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Zoology
• Keywords: saproxylic beetles; xylophagous beetles; host plant
• Description: Evidence of an elm-feeding population of Rosalia alpina in the floodplain forests of South Moravia (Czech Republic) is presented. This and further records indicate that the Central European population is expanding its range and host plant spectrum; an alternative explanation might be the spread of the South European population northwards.

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