Pyrrhidium

Pyrrhidium

*Pyrrhidium sanguineum* is among the most instantly recognisable longhorn beetles in the Western Palaearctic: its entire body is densely clothed in vivid scarlet pubescence, making it unmistakable in the field. Adults emerge early in spring (March–May) and are frequently encountered on freshly cut or stored oak firewood. The larvae develop beneath the bark of dead or dying broadleaved trees — chiefly *Quercus*, but also *Carpinus* — in sunny, exposed situations, requiring only a single year to complete development.

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Spring

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: oak pine birch

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: Entire body covered in bright red pubescence — unmistakable! In oak firewood. Spring species (Mar–May).