Trichoferus griseus (Fabricius, 1792)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: HESPEROPHANINI
Trichoferus griseus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Trichoferus griseus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:9 - 20 mm
Life cycle:at least 1 year
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:broadly polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution:whole Mediterranean region, Iran, Iraq, Crimea


The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in dead branches of Ficus carica near Neo Ithilo (SW of Peloponnese, Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Trichoferus griseus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Hesperophanini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854
Species: Trichoferus griseus (Fabricius, 1792)