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Trichoferus holosericeus (Rossi, 1790)
[= Trichoferus cinereus (Villers, 1789)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: HESPEROPHANINI
Trichoferus holosericeus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:13 - 24 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:broadly polyphagous in deciduous trees (Juglans, Ficus, Populus, Prunus, Castanea, Quercus, etc.)
Distribution:whole Mediterranean region, Iran, Switzerland, Crimea


The living and mounted male beetles were beaten from Ficus carica in Gradac (Dalmatia, Croatia). The mounted female beetle was attracted by light in Zaostrog (Dalmatia, Croatia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec and M.Rejzek.


Trichoferus holosericeus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Trichoferus holosericeus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Hesperophanini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854
Species: Trichoferus holosericeus (Rossi, 1790)