Weaver beetle

Lamia textor · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae

Also called: Pine Sawyer

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Weaver beetle
Photo: Siga, CC BY-SA 3.0

Adult weaver beetles are 15 to 32 mm long. Eggs measure about 4.5 to 5 mm long and 1.2 to 1.4 mm wide. The larvae grow inside willow trees and are only occasionally found in birch or poplar.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

An adult beetle (imago) ranges from 15 to 32 mm in length. Eggs are 4.5 to 5 mm long and 1.2 to 1.4 mm wide.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Larvae develop inside willow trees and are rarely found in birch or poplar.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The weaver beetle is native to Europe and North Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Weaver beetle photo 3
Photo: Siga, Public domain
Weaver beetle photo 4
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0
Weaver beetle photo 5
Photo: Aneta p, CC BY
Weaver beetle photo 6
Photo: Paweł Wałasiewicz, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

What trees do the larvae live in?

They grow inside willow trees and are only rarely found in birch or poplar.

Source: Wikipedia

How big are adult weaver beetles?

Adults measure between 15 and 32 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

How big are the eggs?

Eggs are about 4.5 to 5 mm long and 1.2 to 1.4 mm wide.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Cerambycidae)

House LonghornHouse LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your homeAsian Longhorned BeetleAsian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed Milkweed BeetleRed Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusWhite-spotted SawyerWhite-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your homeRed Pine Longhorn BeetleRed Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubraSpotted Longhorn BeetleSpotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_beetle

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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