Photo © L.Kruszelnicki

Photo © M.Hoskovec

Body length:	18 - 30 mm
Life cycle:	3-4 years, larvae in wood of dead, standing trunks
Adults in:	June to August, in Poland mainly from June to Jul
Host plant:	broadleaf trees especially Populus, Betula and Tilia, rarely also in conifers
Distribution:	from Europe (Finland, Poland, Slovakia, Balcan peninsula) to China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan

The living beetles, larvae and pupae were photographed and collected in Puszcza Bialowieska (Bialowieza Forest, Poland) by Lech Kruszelnicki.

The mounted beetles were collected by R.Čermák in Arsenyev (Ussuri region, Russian Federation).

Photo © L.Kruszelnicki