Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

Plagionotus arcuatus
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Plagionotus arcuatus is a very common European species developing in a variety of deciduous trees.

Body length:8 - 20 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Acer, Carpinus, Tilia etc.)
Distribution:Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, North Africa, Turkey, North Iran

The living beetle in the picture was photographed in Broumy (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The depicted mounted beetles were reared from larvae found in thick oak (Quercus robur) branch in Bøeclav (South Moravia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.

plagionotus arcuatus
Photo © M.Hoskovec


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