Chlorophorus varius (O.F.Müller, 1766)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI
Chlorophorus varius
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Chlorophorus varius
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:8 - 15 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - September
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees and herbaceous plants
Distribution:Europe except North, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, North Iran, Near East


The living beetles were photographed on flowers (Apiaceae) in Gradac (Dalmatia, Croatia) and in Sussargues (Hérault, France). The mounted one was collected on common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) in Malacky (SW Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec and Jean-Yves Rasplus


Chlorophorus varius
[Photo © Jean-Yves Rasplus]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863
Species: Chlorophorus varius (O.F.Müller, 1766)