Cerambyx cerdo
| Cerambyx cerdo | |
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| Male (left) and Female (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Cerambyx |
| Species: | C. cerdo |
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| Cerambyx cerdo Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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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
Male specimen
Female specimen
Distribution of C. Cerdo.jpg)
Front view of a female
References
- 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.
- ↑ http://www.arkive.org/cerambyx-longicorn/cerambyx-cerdo/
External links
Media related to Cerambyx cerdo at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cerambyx cerdo at Wikispecies