CDC Logo

BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Cortodera longicornis
A Longhorn Beetle


 
Scientific Name: Cortodera longicornis (Kirby in Richardson, 1837)
English Name: A Longhorn Beetle
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Bezark, L.G. and M.A. Monné (compilers). 2013. Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere. 2013 Edition (updated through 31 December 2012). 484 pp.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Invertebrate Animal
Species Code: CO-CORLON
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (Oct 2018)
Provincial Status: S4S5 (Mar 2023)
BC List: Not Reviewed
Provincial FRPA list:   
Provincial Wildlife Act:
COSEWIC Status:
SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada:
   
Ecology & Life History
General Description:
Migration Characteristics:
(Global / Provincial)
 
    Nonmigrant:
    Local Migrant:
    Distant Migrant:
    Within Borders Migrant:
N / N
N / N
N / N
na / N
Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Food Habits: Herbivore: Adult
Nectarivore: Adult
Global Food Habits Comments: Species in this subfamily generally feed on flowers as adults (Schapker 2017; J. Mawdsley pers. comm. 2024).
Global Phenology:
Provincial Phenology:
(1st half of month/
2nd half of month)
Colonial Breeder: N
Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): / /
Elevation (m) (min / max): Global: 
Provincial: 
   
 
Distribution
Endemic:
 
Authors / Contributors
Global Information Author:
Last Updated:
Provincial Information Author:
Last Updated:
   
References and Related Literature
Mawdsley, Jonathan R. Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program, United States Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA. Personal Communication via email to T. Cornelisse on 11.18.2024.
Schapker, P. 2017. The Lepturine Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae) of the Pacific Northwest and other stories. Web version, 1.
 

Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.

Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Cortodera longicornis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 4, 2026).