Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: OBRIINI

Obrium cantharinum
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:5 - 10 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, but strongly preferring Populus
Distribution:Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey


This particular beetle was reared from a dead branch of white poplar (Populus alba). It was collected in Pohansko (South Moravia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Obriini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Obrium Dejean, 1821
Species: Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus, 1767)