Photo © M.Hoskovec

Arhopalus rusticus is a common species in pine forests of Europe and North Africa. It also develops in other coniferous tress (Picea, Abies, Larix) but Pinus is preferred. The larvae feed subcortically, later in hardwood of dead hosts. Adults are active during night and can be found on the hosts or sometimes they are attracted to the lights.

Body length:	10 - 30 mm
Life cycle:	2 - 3 years
Adults in:	June - October
Host plant:	pines (Pinus), rarely in other coniferous trees
Distribution:	coniferous forests of West Palaearctics

The beetles in the pictures were collected in Stará Boleslav (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic) on a stump of a freshly felled pine tree (Pinus sylvestris).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.