Tetropium fuscum Fabricius, 1787

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Spondylidinae Audinet-Serville, 1832
tribe Tetropiini Seidlitz, 1891
genus Tetropium Kirby, 1837
fuscum Fabricius, 1787

Tetropium fuscum Fabricius, 1787

Distribution:
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etropium fuscum is a relatively rare European Tetropium species developing in coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus). Larvae feed in dead wood of the hosts. In Central Europe the species prefers Picea. It is crepuscular and nocturnal but can easily be found on freshly felled trunks when inspected the ground facing parts of the trunks.

Body length: 8 - 17 mm
Life cycle: 1 year
Adults in: June - July
Host plant: coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus)
Distribution: Europe, Russia