Exocentrus (Exocentrus) adspersus Mulsant, 1846

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: ACANTHOCININI
Exocentrus adspersus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Exocentrus adspersus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:5 - 8 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, but preferring oak (Quercus)
Distribution:Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Turkey


The depicted beetles were beaten from a dead oak (Quercus robur) in Stará Boleslav (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845
Genus: Exocentrus Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Exocentrus Dejean, 1835
Species: Exocentrus (Exocentrus) adspersus Mulsant, 1846