Ceroplesis
Ceroplesis
*Ceroplesis* Audinet-Serville, 1835 belongs to the large, predominantly African radiation of Lamiinae, with its range touching the western Palaearctic only marginally along the northern fringes of Africa and the Middle East. Bodies are robust and cylindrical, 12–30 mm, clothed in dense, often cryptic pubescence that gives the genus a characteristic mottled appearance. Adults are diurnal and moderately capable fliers, active from May to August, and may be found on host stems or beneath bark. With 10 Palaearctic and 7 European species, the genus represents one of the few African cerambycid lineages to have established a foothold in the western Palaearctic region.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: wood