Acanthocinus

Acanthocinus

*Acanthocinus* Dejean, 1821 — the "Timberman Beetles" — are among the most recognisable longhorns of coniferous forests, their mottled grey-brown pubescence rendering them almost invisible against pine and spruce bark. With 12 Palaearctic species, four of which occur in Europe, they are characteristic inhabitants of recently dead or felled conifers across a broad altitudinal range from lowland forests to around 2000 m. The genus is perhaps best known for *A. aedilis*, in which males carry antennae reaching three to five times the body length — a spectacular sexual dimorphism unmatched among West Palaearctic cerambycids. Adults are diurnal to crepuscular, found on bark from April through Augu…

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Spring–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: pine

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: A. aedilis — samec s extrémně dlouhými tykadly (3-5× délka těla)! Na čerstvě mrtvých borovicích/smrcích.