Cerambyx cerdo

Cerambyx cerdo
Male (left) and Female (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Cerambyx
Species: C. cerdo
Binomial name
Cerambyx cerdo
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx acuminatus
  • Hammaticherus pfisteri

The Cerambyx cerdo, commonly known as great capricorn beetle, is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It is widespread in Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.[1]

Description

This beetle measures between 41 and 55 mm in body length and is among the largest of the European beetle species. It has an elongated, robust body and, like all members of the longhorn family, it has long antennae. In males, these thread-like antennae are longer than the body, but in females they are only as long as the hard wing cases (the elytra). The legs and body are black, except for the elytra which are reddish-brown towards the tips.[2]

Photogallery

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Cerambyx cerdo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  2. ↑ http://www.arkive.org/cerambyx-longicorn/cerambyx-cerdo/


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