Phototrap‐assessed diel activity of Cerambyx cerdo and Cerambyx welensii sympatric populations in the wild: Does extreme drought boost diurnality?
Luis M. Torres‐Vila,
Rafael López‐Calvo,
Francisco Ponce‐Escudero
et al.
Abstract:Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) are a very diverse group whose species vary greatly in morphology and behaviour, particularly in diel activity. The type genus Cerambyx includes two large oak‐ling sympatric species (Cerambyx cerdo and Cerambyx welensii) that exhibit a crepuscular/nocturnal (dim‐light) lifestyle, but their actual diel activity remains largely unclear.
We used phototraps in the wild to assess if diel activity depended on either species, sex or annual meteorology. Phototraps were highly effective,… Show more
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