Could this be a female, just about to lay eggs?L: 15-25mmthere are several colour variations of this beetleits larvae develop in (weak) deciduous treesPhylum: Arthropoda (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder: Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Cerambycidae LATREILLE, 1802 (longhorn beetles, Bockkfer)Subfamily: Lepturinae LATREILLE, 1802 (flower longhorns, Schmalbcke)Tribus: Rhagiini KIRBY, 1837Genus: Stenocorus FABRICIUS, 1775Stenocorus meridianus LINNAEUS, 1758 (Variabler Stubbenbock)Germany, Lower Saxonia: Soltau-Fallingbostel, ca. 20m asl., 07.07.2013IMG 1559