Poecilium alni (Linnaeus, 1767)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CALLIDIINI

Poecilium alni
Photo © Georgi Georgiev


Body length:3 - 5 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, but prefers oak (Quercus)
Distribution:Europe, Turkey, Caucaus, Kazakhstan

The depicted beetle was reared from a larva found in a dead twig of Quercus frainetto found near Posat village (SW Bulgaria, Maleshevska Planina Mts.).

Collected by D. Doychev.



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