Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier, 1795)
ssp. pistor (Germar, 1818)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: MONOCHAMINI

M. galloprovincialis pistor - female
Photo © M.Hoskovec

M. galloprovincialis pistor
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Body length:12 - 26 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - September
Host plant:pines (Pinus spp.)
Distribution:Central, West and North Europe

The mounted beetles were reared from a dead pine (Pinus sylvestris) branch found in Stará Boleslav (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The living female was captured on pine (Pinus sylvestris) logs in Malacky (SW Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.

M. galloprovincialis pistor - female
Photo © M.Hoskovec


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