Pachyta quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Pachyta quadrimaculata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:10 - 22 mm
Life cycle:3 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus)
Distribution:coniferous forests of Europe


The beetles in the pictures were photographed on flowers (Apiaceae) near Spišská Nová Ves (NE Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Pachyta quadrimaculata
Pachyta quadrimaculata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Pachyta Dejean, 1821
Species: Pachyta quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)