Ropalopus femoratus Linnaeus, 1758

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Callidiini Kirby, 1837
genus Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839
femoratus Linnaeus, 1758

Ropalopus femoratus Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution:
EUROPE - AU BE BH BU CR CT CZ FR GE HU IT LA MD PL RO SK SL SP SV SZ TR UK

Ropalopus femoratus only occurs in Europe. Locally it is quite frequent. It develops in dry thin twigs of various deciduous trees and shrubs. Very frequently in our climate it attacks dead twigs of Corylus avellana and Quercus spp. Larvae feed subcortically creating broad galleries and later they build a shallow pupal cell in the sapwood.

Body length: 7 - 14 mm
Life cycle: 1 - 2 years
Adults in: May - July
Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Corylus, Castanea, Juglans, Malus, Prunus, Rosa etc.)

Distribution: Europe except North