Neoclytus

Neoclytus

*Neoclytus* Thomson, 1860 is a small to medium-sized longhorn beetle of North American origin, now established in southern Europe since approximately the 1950s following accidental introduction via infested timber, firewood, and wooden packaging. The single European species is readily recognised by its reddish-brown body adorned with contrasting yellow transverse fasciae. Larvae develop subcortically and then deeper into the wood of dead or dying deciduous trees, consuming the sapwood entirely before pupating at a depth of around 2–3 cm. Adults are active from May to August and have been recorded on a wide range of broadleaf host trees including *Ulmus*, *Fraxinus*, *Quercus*, *Carpinus*, *P…

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Spring–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak pine birch

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: On dead wood or under bark. Hosts: Carpinus/Fraxinus/Ulmus. Invasive — report any find!