Cerambyx (Cerambyx) cerdo Linnaeus, 1758

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CERAMBYCINI

Cerambyx cerdo
[Photo © F.Kovařík]


Body length:24 - 55 mm
Life cycle:at least 3 years
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, in Central Europe only in oaks (Quercus spp.)
Distribution:Europe except North, North Africa, Near East, Iran, Turkey


The depicted beetles were found and photographed by our friend František Kovařík in North Greece.


Cerambyx cerdo
Cerambyx cerdo
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
Cerambyx cerdo - larva
Cerambyx cerdo - larva
[Photo © F.Kovařík]

- The last instar larva of Cerambyx cerdo.

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Cerambycini Latreille, 1804
Genus: Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus: Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758
Species: Cerambyx (Cerambyx) cerdo Linnaeus, 1758