Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: SAPERDINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: SAPERDINI

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
In Europe a common species developing mainly in living branches of young aspen (Populus tremula).
Body length: 9 - 15 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: May - July Host plant: prefers aspen (Populus tremula) Distribution: Europe, Kazakhstan, North Africa, Russia, Turkey
The beetles in the pictures were collected and photographed on Populus tremula in Zbraslav (Prague, Central Bohemia).Collected by M.Hoskovec





[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Saperdini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Saperda Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus: Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758)