Cerambyx cerdo

Cerambyx cerdo
Male (left) and Female (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Cerambyx
Species:
C. cerdo
Binomial name
Cerambyx cerdo
European distribution of C. cerdo
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx acuminatus
  • Hammaticherus pfisteri

Cerambyx cerdo, commonly known as the great capricorn beetle or cerambyx longicorn, is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It occurs in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia), Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, North Macedonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine), and Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey).[1]

The beetle was previously present in the United Kingdom but went locally extinct at least hundreds of years ago. Preserved specimens have been found in the UK, having been dated to around 4000 years old.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Cerambyx cerdo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4166A10503380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4166A10503380.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Osterloff, Emily. "Out of the woodwork: the great capricorn beetle". nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ Amos, Jonathan (28 January 2021). "Bog beetles finally reveal their remarkable age". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 28 January 2021.