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Phymatodes testaceus

Violet tanbark beetle

Description

It is a relatively narrow beetle, 6 to 17 mm long. It can be very numerous and extremely variable in color. Often brown, brownish to almost black with a metallic blue sheen. The characteristic features are the thick thighs. Adults fly from June to July. Adults are very active and they are good flyers. Females lay eggs in the crevices of the bark. The larvae gnaw their corridors first under the bark, later they go 3 to 7 cm into the wood, where they pupate. Galleries can be found up to 4 cm in the wood. Excavation holes are elongate. There is one generation per year, in warm areas two generation per year.

Symptom

Elliptical corridors under the bark and in wood. Excavation holes are elongate.

Tree Species: Beech, Oak, Chestnut, Hornbeam

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Branch

Pest significance: Not harmful

Pest Category: Insects

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Last observations

There are a total of 3 observations of the species in the system

Phymatodes testaceusViolet tanbark beetle
Marián Slamka
Number of votes: 0
Published: 9.10.2023

Phymatodes testaceusViolet tanbark beetle
lukas
Number of votes: 0
Published: 6.6.2022

Phymatodes testaceusViolet tanbark beetle
Eliot1526
Number of votes: 0
Published: 21.4.2019

Phymatodes testaceusViolet tanbark beetle
Eliot1526
Number of votes: 0
Published: 21.4.2019

Phymatodes testaceusViolet tanbark beetle
Eliot1526
Number of votes: 0
Published: 21.4.2019