Xylotrechus ibex | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Xylotrechus |
Species: | X. ibex |
Binomial name | |
Xylotrechus ibex (Gebler, 1825) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Clytus ibexGebler, 1825 Contents |
Xylotrechus ibex is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [3] It was first described in 1825 by Friedrich August von Gebler as Clytus ibex. [2] [3] [4]
It is found in China, Korea, Japan, and Russia. [5] In Europe it is found in Germany, Poland, Finland and Belarus. [6]
It has a life cycle of one to two years, with adults appearing from June to August [6]
Recorded host plant families are: Betulaceae ( Alnus hirsute; , A. japonica , Betula ermani, B. grossa, B. maximowicziana, Betula platyphylla var. japonica, and Salicaceae (various Populus species). [5] Another listed host is Alnus glutinosa. [6]
IUCN lists this species as "near threatened", because its area of occupancy is unlikely to be much more than 2,000 km² and it has a severely fragmented distribution. Its habitat is very old broad-leaved trees. Such trees are declining. Hence it is thought that the population is decreasing. [1] It is threatened additionally by the creation of transport corridors and by logging. [1]
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