Gracilia minuta Fabricius, 1781

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Graciliini Mulsant, 1839
genus Gracilia Audinet-Serville, 1834b
minuta Fabricius, 1781

Gracilia minuta Fabricius, 1781

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Gracilia minuta is one of the smallest European longhorn beetles. In Europe it probably originates from the Mediterranean region but now it is spread throughout the continent. It is polyphagous in deciduous trees and shrubs and probably also in conifers (Abies cephalonica in Greece).

Body length: 2.5 - 7 mm
Life cycle: 1 - 2 years
Adults in: May - August
Host plant: broadly polyphagous in trees and shrubs
Distribution: West Palaearctics
The beetles in these pictures were collected in Perivoli (SW of Corfu Island, Greece) where they develop in Juglans regia. In Greece it is a native species.