CerambycidaeLamiinaeSaperdiniEutetrapha

Eutetrapha

Eastern Eutetrapha
LamiinaeSaperdini
W. Palearctic spp.
3
Body length
8–16 mm
Activity
Diurnal
Flight season
Summer–Autumn
Overwinters as
larva
Larva type
MRTVE_TV
Biotope
forest-saproxylic
Overview

Eutetrapha

*Eutetrapha* Bates, 1884 is a small to medium-sized longhorn beetle genus of the tribe Saperdini (Lamiinae), characterised by a robust, cylindrical body densely clothed in cryptic pubescence that helps adults blend against bark. The genus is associated exclusively with oaks (*Quercus*), where larvae develop subcortically and then into the wood over one to three years. Adults are active from May to August, predominantly diurnal, and may be encountered on host stems or beneath bark. The group is distributed across East Asia, with records from Japan and China at altitudes up to 1000 m.

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Jan
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Aug
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Dec

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak

Quercus
⚑ Conservation note: none

External resources

GBIF

Field tip: On host plants or under bark. Hosts: Quercus.