Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
ssp. arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

Clytus arietis arietis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Clytus arietis is one of the most common European longhorn beetles frequently visiting flowers. It is a broadly polyphagous species in deciduous trees and occasionally also in conifers.

Body length:6 - 15 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, occasionally in conifers
Distribution:Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran


The living beetle was collected in Broumy (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic). The mounted specimen is a very unusual form of Clytus arietis, which was collected by our friend Jakub Rolčík in NE Turkey.

Collected by M.Hoskovec and J.Rolčík


Clytus arietis arietis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Clytus arietis arietis
Clytus arietis arietis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Clytus Laicharting, 1784
Species: Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies: Clytus arietis arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)