Rhagium bifasciatum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rhagium bifasciatum lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhagium bifasciatum
Group	Beetles
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Cerambycidae

Where does the rhagium bifasciatum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rhagium bifasciatum in 12 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the rhagium bifasciatum?

The rhagium bifasciatum (Rhagium bifasciatum) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Cerambycidae, genus Rhagium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rhagium bifasciatum

Rhagium bifasciatum, sometimes called the two-banded longhorn beetle, is one of the most common longhorn beetles in Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus, although it is absent from the far north-east of Europe and some offshore islands, such as Malta. It may reach 22 millimetres (0.87 in) long and can be distinguished by the two prominent pale yellow bands on each of the elytra, although up to seventeen different patterns have been recognised.

Like other longhorn beetles, R. bifasciatum lays its eggs in dead wood, mostly of coniferous trees, where they bore deep, broad tunnels until they are ready to pupate after about two years. The adults feed on a wide variety of coniferous and broad-leaved trees.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhagium bifasciatum (revision 1146894015), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1499243 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).