Fig longhorn beetle

Xylotoles griseus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae

Damages trees, gardens or crops. It can damage trees and shrubs.

The fig longhorn beetle is a long-horn beetle found in New Zealand that lives on many tree species, especially elm and fig.

How to recognize it

Xylotoles griseus, called the fig longhorn, belongs to the long-horn beetle family Cerambycidae.

The species was first recorded in the UK in 2014 when adults were taken from a felled fig tree in Devon.

It lives throughout New Zealand and breeds on a wide range of tree species.

Both adults and larvae feed mainly on dead wood.

It is known from New Zealand.

Two named varieties are Xylotoles griseus var. maculosus and var. submicans.

What trees does the fig longhorn beetle affect?

It feeds on dead wood of many trees, including elm and fig, and can damage living trees by boring into them.

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