Rhaesus serricollis (Motschulsky, 1838)
[= Rhaesus persicus (Motschulsky, 1875)]

Subfamilia: PRIONINAE  /  Tribus: REMPHANINI

Rhaesus serricollis - male
Rhaesus serricollis ♂ [Photo © Adam Woźniak]


Body length: ♂ 30 - 40 mm / ♀ 30 - 60 mm
Life cycle:3 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Platanus, Quercus, Fagus, Juglans)
Distribution:Iran, Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey, Serbia, Cyprus, Caucasus


The depicted male was found on eastern slopes of Ossa Mt. (Greece, July 2016). Female 1 was reared from larva found in Dali (Kakheti region of Georgia, June 2018) and female 2 was collected near Varvara village (SE Bulgaria, Strandzha Mts., July 2004). Species' habitat and larva depicted in dedicated page.

Collected by Adam Woźniak and D. Doychev


Rhaesus serricollis - female
Rhaesus serricollis ♀ [Photo © Adam Woźniak]


Rhaesus serricollis
Rhaesus serricollis ♀ [Photo © Georgi Georgiev]


Subfamilia: Prioninae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Remphanini Lacordaire, 1869
Genus: Rhaesus Motschulsky, 1875
Species: Rhaesus serricollis (Motschulsky, 1838)