Clytus arietis (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Cerambycidae)

Length: 6-15mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (2-3 Years) August - October
March - May
March - August
(Earliest: 6.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Beech Forest

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous
Wood Borer)

Dead Angiosperm Wood
Food:
(Adult)

Several Apiaceae Pollen

Crataegus Pollen

Rubus fruticosus Pollen
Parasitoids:

Rhimphoctona megacephalus Larva

Xorides praecatorius Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:

Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae
Models:
Argogorytes mystaceus

Longhorn Beetles of the Western Palaearctic Region: Clytus arietis
UK Beetles: Clytus arietis
Nature Spot: Wasp Beetle - Clytus arietis
Insektenbox: Gemeiner Widderbock


Pictures © 2003, 2005 J.K. Lindsey

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