Clytus arietis

Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
ssp. arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CLYTINI

Clytus arietis
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Clytus arietis, form
Photo © M.Hoskovec

Clytus arietis is one of the most common European longhorn beetles frequently visiting flowers. It is a broadly polyphagous species in deciduous trees and occasionally also in conifers.

Body length: 6 - 15 mm

Life cycle: 2 years

Adults in: May - July

Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees, occasionally in conifers

Distribution: Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran

The living beetle was collected in Broumy (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The mounted specimen is a very unusual form of Clytus arietis, which was collected by our friend Jakub Rolčík in NE Turkey.

Collected by M.Hoskovec and J.Rolčík.

Clytus arietis