Saperda maculosa Ménétriés, 1832
[= Saperda scalaris maculosa Ménétriés, 1832]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: SAPERDINI
Saperda maculosa
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:10 - 18 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, prefers cherry (Prunus)
Distribution:Azerbaijan, Iran


The beetle in the pictures was reared from a praepupa found in a pupal cell built in the sapwood of a dead cherry tree. It was collected in Calus (N Iran).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Saperda maculosa
Saperda maculosa
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Saperdini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Saperda Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus: Saperda maculosa Ménétriés, 1832