Long Horned Beetle

Pachyta quadrimaculata

Description:

Found at the top of Eagle's Nest in Austria. Adult beetle is 11 to 20 mm long

Habitat:

This beetle is distributed in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland

2 Species ID Suggestions

ngnpope 11 years ago

Longhorn beetle

Pachyta quadrimaculata Pachyta quadrimaculata

HenkWallays 9 years ago

Pachytodes cerambyciformis

5 Comments

Alex Pope 11 years ago

Well done Nick, I spent about 25mins looking for it, got close, but you've hit the nail on the head!

ngnpope 11 years ago

Was just looking it up for you: Pachyta quadrimaculata.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachyta_qua...
http://www.koleopterologie.de/gallery/FH...

It seems that http://www.koleopterologie.de/gallery/ is a useful site for all your beetle identification needs :)

Freya 11 years ago

Thanks for help with ID :)

AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

beautiful spotting Freya,great photo,congrats and thanks for sharing.
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