Ropalopus (Ropalopus) insubricus (Germar, 1824)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CALLIDIINI
Ropalopus insubricus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Ropalopus insubricus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:16 - 30 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution:SE and SW Europe, North Africa


The living beetle was reared from a larva collected in South France. The mounted beetle was collected in Ropotamo (South Bulgaria).

Collected by M.Rejzek and J.Vlasák


Ropalopus insubricus
Ropalopus insubricus
Ropalopus insubricus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Callidiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839
Subgenus: Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839
Species: Ropalopus (Ropalopus) insubricus (Germar, 1824)