Xylotrechus sieversi Ganglbauer, 1890

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI
Xylotrechus sieversi
[Photo © P.Jelínek & M.Hoskovec]




Body length:10 - 16 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:milk vetch (Astragalus spp., Fabaceae)
Distribution:Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Syria, Turkey


The depicted beetle was collected on dying twigs of living Astragalus shrub (Fabaceae) in Iskenderun (South Turkey).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 1860
Species: Xylotrechus sieversi Ganglbauer, 1890