Calchaenesthes sexmaculata (Reiche, 1861)
[= Calchaenesthes sexmaculatus (Reiche) Rungs, 1952 (misspelling)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: TRACHYDERINI

Calchaenesthes sexmaculata
[Photo © P.Jelínek]


Calchaenesthes sexmaculata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:9 - 13 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:Mirbeck's oak (Quercus canariensis)
Distribution:Europe, Caucasus, North Iran, Turkey, Algeria


The depicted beetles were collected sitting on leaves of the host tree (Quercus canariensis) by P.Jelínek in Moyen Atlas (Morocco).


Calchaenesthes sexmaculata
Calchaenesthes sexmaculata
[Photo © P.Jelínek]


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Trachyderini Dupont, 1836
Genus: Calchaenesthes Kraatz, 1863
Species: Calchaenesthes sexmaculata (Reiche, 1861)