Nearly worldwide distribution; develops in dead wood of oak (Quercus), birch (Fagus) and hornbeam (Carpinus) ....Sometimes this species is quite difficult to ID, as mentioned in the German name "vernderlich".Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass:Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder:Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Cerambycoidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Cerambycidae LATREILLE, 1802 (longhorn beetles, Bockkfer)Subfamily: Cerambycinae LATREILLE, 1802 (round-necked longhorns)Tribus: Callidiini KIRBY, 1837Genus:
Phymatodes MULSANT, 1839Subgenus:
Phymatodes MULSANT, 1839
Phymatodes testaceus LINNAEUS, 1758 (tanbark borer or Oak Longhorn, Variabler Schnbock oder Vernderlicher Scheibenbock)more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phymatodes_testaceusE-Germany, Brandenburg, vic. Storkow: Wendisch Rietz, 16.06.2013IMG_1184