Chlorophorus aegyptiacus (Fabricius, 1775)
[= Chlorophorus nigripes (Brullé, 1832)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI
Chlorophorus aegyptiacus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Chlorophorus aegyptiacus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:7 - 10 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Pistacia)
Distribution:Balcan Peninsula, Crete, Turkey


The depicted beetles were reared from a dead kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) branch found in Malia (North Crete).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863
Species: Chlorophorus aegyptiacus (Fabricius, 1775)