[= Chlorophorus herbsti (Brahm, 1790)]
[= Clytus sulphureus Schaum, 1862]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CLYTINI
[Photo © Daniel Rydzi]
Chlorophorus herbstii, a striking species with an extensive range from Siberia to the Atlantic, inhabits mixed deciduous forests of lower and middle elevations, lime (Tilia) alleys and parks with old trees. Development of larvae under the bark and in wood weakened or freshly dead branches and trunks of deciduous trees (in Central Europe lime is preferred) of various diameters (5 - 35 cm). The larvae bores irregular galleries, which often alternately penetrate the wood and protrude under the bark. Before pupation, the larva creates an exit opening, which is usually closed by a thin layer of intact wood, or is clogged with sawdust, sometimes it is opened under the bark. Overwinters larva, pupation in spring with overal life-cycle 2-3 years. Adults, active in June - July, can be found mainly on wood, less often on flowers (especially Aruncus) [❖].
Ch. herbstii has been described from Mainz environs (Germany) as Leptura Herbstii by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1790 [▽].
Body length: 8 - 15 mm Life cycle: 2 - 3 years Adults in: June - August Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees (Tilia, Fagus, Carpinus, Quercus) Distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Turkey
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in: (DR) - Podmolí village environs (Znojmo district, South Moravia, Czechia) in autumn 2023; (MP) - a dead (Tilia in Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (Central Bohemia, Czechia) in winter 2022.Collected by Daniel Rydzi and Miroslav Polcar
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Brahm N.J.:
Insecten-Kalender für Sammler und Oekonomen.
Universitätsbuchhandlung, Mainz, 1 (2): i-xcii + 1-248pp, 1790. [download]
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Sláma M.E.F.:
Tesaříkovití – Cerambycidae České republiky a Slovenské republiky / Cerambycidae of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
Milan Sláma private printing, Krhanice, 383pp [pages 171-172], 1998 [ISBN: 80-238-2627-1]. [download
[Photo © Daniel Rydzi]
[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]
[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Clytini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863 |
| Species | Chlorophorus herbstii (Brahm, 1790) |