Black longicorn beetle
Spondylis buprestoides
The black longicorn beetle is shiny black and shaped like a little tube. It has big, strong jaws at the front. It lives in pine forests, where its young bore into bark and wood.
Lives in
Almost all of Europe, and also South Korea and Japan, in conifer forests
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless if you leave it alone. Its big jaws could give a pinch, so do not pick it up.
What does it eat?
Its larvae chew their way through bark and wood.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Black longicorn beetle about 0.4 km/h (0.25 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It is found in almost every part of Europe.
2
It has also been seen as far away as South Korea and Japan.
3
Unlike most longhorn beetles, its feelers are quite short.
you asked
Most asked questions about Black longicorn beetle
?Does the black longicorn beetle bite?
It has strong jaws and could pinch if grabbed, so it is best just to look.
?Where does the black longicorn beetle live?
In almost all of Europe, and in South Korea and Japan.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Spondylis buprestoides
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Cerambycidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Spondylis buprestoides (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andra Waagmeester. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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