Icosium tomentosum tomentosum P. H. Lucas, 1854

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Achrysonini Lacordaire, 1868
genus Icosium P. H. Lucas, 1854
tomentosum tomentosum P. H. Lucas, 1854

Icosium tomentosum tomentosum P. H. Lucas, 1854

Distribution:
EUROPE - MA PT SP IT NORTH AFRICA - AG LB MO TU

Icosium tomentosum is a circummediterranean species represented by two distinct subspecies: tomentosum Lucas, 1854 and atticum Ganglbauer, 1881. The nominate one occurs in South-West Europe and North Africa. Both subspecies develop in various Cupressaceae (Juniperus, Cupressus, Thuja, Callitrix, Tetraclinis, etc.). Larvae first feed under bark and later enter the wood of recently dead or moribund hosts. The adults are nocturnal and frequently come to light.

Body length: 8 - 16 mm
Life cycle: 2 years
Adults in: June - August
Host plant: oligophagous in various Cupressaceae
Distribution: South-West Europe and North Africa

The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in Sardinia (Italy).