Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: SAPERDINI
Saperda populnea
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

In Europe a common species developing mainly in living branches of young aspen (Populus tremula).

Body length:9 - 15 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:prefers aspen (Populus tremula)
Distribution:Europe, Kazakhstan, North Africa, Russia, Turkey


The beetle in the pictures was photographed on Populus tremula in Dresden (Saxony, Germany).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Saperda populnea
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Saperdini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Saperda Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus: Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758)