Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
ssp. arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Clytus arietis is one of the most common European longhorn beetles frequently visiting flowers. It is a broadly polyphagous species in deciduous trees and occasionally also in conifers.

Body length:	6 - 15 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	May - July
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees, occasionally in conifers
Distribution:	Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran

The living beetle was collected in Broumy (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The mounted specimen is a very unusual form of Clytus arietis, which was collected by our friend Jakub Rolčík in NE Turkey.

Collected by M.Hoskovec and J.Rolčík

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Clytus Laicharting, 1784
Species: Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies: Clytus arietis arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)