Rhamnusium bicolor (Schrank, 1781)
ssp. bicolor (Schrank, 1781)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAMNUSIINI

Rhamnusium bicolor bicolor
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:♂ 14-24 mm / ♀ 18-24 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Populus, Aesculus, Ulmus, Fagus)
Distribution:Europe except North


The beetles in the pictures were collected in a hollow trunk of a living horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) in Roztoky u Prahy village (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Taxonomy of Rhamnusium bicolor: Danilevsky M.L.: Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series 8 (1-2), 43-65 (2012)  pdf icon

Rhamnusium bicolor bicolor
Rhamnusium bicolor bicolor
Rhamnusium bicolor bicolor
Rhamnusium bicolor bicolor
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhamnusiini Sama, 2009
Genus: Rhamnusium Latreille, 1829
Species: Rhamnusium bicolor (Schrank, 1781)
Subpecies: Rhamnusium bicolor bicolor (Schrank, 1781)