Longhorn Beetle
Family: Cerambycidae
There are around 16 different longhorn beetle species found at Burnham Beeches and around 69 in the UK as a whole. They can be anything from a few millimetres to nearly 10 cm and are quite striking in appearance with their distinctive, long antennae (not horns!). They lay their eggs in decaying wood and, when they hatch, the larvae can spend anything from a few months to several years boring through the wood before emerging as an adult beetle. The beetles are often seen on flowers, making them important pollinators.
Black-spotted longhorn beetle
Scientific name: Rhagium mordax