Bug FAQLesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle
Pogonocherus hispidus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae
The lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle is a small beetle, only about 4 to 6 mm long (0.16 to 0.24 in). It lives across most of Europe and North Africa and feeds on several shrubs and vines such as dogwood, hazel, holly, ivy and spindle.
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How to recognize it
It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 under the name Cerambyx hispidus.
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Size
Adults measure between 4 and 6 mm in length.
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What it eats
It feeds on the leaves and twigs of dogwood, hazel, holly, ivy and European spindle.
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Where it comes from
Its natural range includes most of Europe and stretches into North Africa.
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Lookalikes
Originally placed in the genus Cerambyx when Linnaeus described it.
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Questions people ask
How big is the lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle?
It is only about 4 to 6 mm long.
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What plants does it eat?
It feeds on dogwood, hazel, holly, ivy and European spindle.
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Who first described this beetle?
Carl Linnaeus described it in 1758 under the genus Cerambyx.
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Same family (Cerambycidae)
House LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your home
Asian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmus
White-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your home
Red Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubra
Spotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogonocherus_hispidus
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