Photo © M.Hoskovec
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This beautiful species is distributed in Europe, and the West of the European part of the former Soviet Union.
Clytus tropicus develops in broadleaf trees, especially in oak (Quercus).
| Body length: | 10 - 20 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 - 2 years |
| Adults in: | May - July |
| Host plant: | polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Prunus, Pyrus etc.) |
| Distribution: | Europe except North, West Russia |
The beetles in the pictures were reared from larvae collected under the bark of dead standing oak trunks
found in Dobųķ¹ and Kutnį Hora (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).
The following pictures show typical galleries and developmental stages of this species.
Collected by M.Hoskovec and R.Rejzek.
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