About Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Schrank, 1781)
Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Schrank, 1781) reaches an adult body length of 7–12 mm. Individuals of this species have a fairly compact body. The elytra are only approximately twice as long as they are wide, and narrow noticeably toward the tip. The head, pronotum, and legs are black. The elytra are matte, light brownish-yellow, with black markings that are very variable and sometimes completely absent. Most individuals have two transverse black bands and a black apex at the tip of the elytra. The first band is usually not continuous, while the second black band is narrower across its center. The elytral suture is normally light brownish-yellow. This species is very similar in appearance to Pachytodes erraticus; differences between the two species are listed in a separate table. Pachytodes cerambyciformis occurs across most of Europe and western Asia. It is not present in Northern Europe, and it is one of the most common longhorn beetle species in Central Europe. Documented countries where this species is found include Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. This species lives primarily in hilly and mountainous areas.
