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Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Pogonocherus hispidulus feeds within dead twig of Malus

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Pogonocherus hispidulus feeds within dead twig of Pyrus communis sens. lat.

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Pogonocherus hispidulus feeds within dead twig of Quercus

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Pogonocherus hispidulus feeds within dead twig of Broadleaved trees

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Pogonocherus hispidulus

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Pogonocherus hispidulus, the greater thorn-tipped longhorn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Description

Pogonocherus hispidulus can reach a length of 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in). The basic color of the body is gray-black, with a wide whitish transverse band on scutellum. It has white marked antennae and a long tooth at the apex of each elytron. Adults can be found from April until August. The larvae are polyphagous, feeding in deciduous trees on small dead branches and dead twigs. The development usually takes two years.

Distribution

This beetle is present in most of Europe, in Caucasus, Russia, the Near East and in Turkey.

Habitat

This species lives on deciduous trees and shrubs.

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Pogonocherus hispidulus: Brief Summary

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Pogonocherus hispidulus, the greater thorn-tipped longhorn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

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