Monochamus (Monochamus) galloprovincialis (Olivier, 1795)
ssp. pistor (Germar, 1818)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: LAMIINI
Monochamus galloprovincialis pistor
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:12 - 26 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - September
Host plant:pines (Pinus spp.)
Distribution:Central, West and North Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine


The mounted beetles were reared from a dead pine (Pinus sylvestris) branch found in Stará Boleslav (Central Bohemia, Czechia). The living female was captured on pine (Pinus sylvestris) logs in Malacky (SW Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Monochamus galloprovincialis pistor
Monochamus galloprovincialis pistor
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Lamiini Latreille, 1825
Genus: Monochamus Dejean, 1821
Subgenus: Monochamus Dejean, 1821
Species: Monochamus (Monochamus) galloprovincialis (Olivier, 1795)
Subspecies: Monochamus (Monochamus) galloprovincialis pistor (Germar, 1818)