Cerambyx (Cerambyx) cerdo Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CERAMBYCINI
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CERAMBYCINI
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
Body length: 24 - 55 mm Life cycle: at least 3 years Adults in: May - August Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees, in Central Europe only in oaks (Quercus spp.) Distribution: Europe except North, North Africa, Near East, Iran, Turkey
The depicted beetles were found and photographed by our friend František Kovařík in North Greece.


[Photo © F.Kovařík]


[Photo © F.Kovařík]
↑ - The last instar larva of Cerambyx cerdo.
Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Cerambycini Latreille, 1804
Genus: Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus: Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758
Species: Cerambyx (Cerambyx) cerdo Linnaeus, 1758