Xylotrechus capricornus (Gebler, 1830)
[= Xylotrechus capricornis (Gebler, 1830)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

male of Xylotrechus capricornus
Photo © M.Hoskovec


female of Xylotrechus capricornus
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Body length:8 - 14 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:June - July
Host plant:birch (Betula)
Distribution:Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia

The depicted beetles were reared from dead wood of a birch (Betula
verrucosa
) collected in Dobrá Niva (Zvolen district, Central Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec and R.Rejzek.


male of Xylotrechus capricornus
Photo © M.Hoskovec



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