Image to followAI-generated illustrationTetropium castaneum
Tetropium castaneum
Family: CerambycidaeGenus: Tetropiumnative in Germany
native in Germany
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Tetropium castaneum is a longhorn beetle recorded in Great Britain, though its precise status remains uncertain. The available morphological data give a detailed picture of its size and proportions.
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Merkmale
Körper
Body length
2.0641 cm
Weight
0.219631 g
Scientific profile
Adults reach a body length of around 2.1 cm and a mass of about 0.22 g. The body colour is relatively light, corresponding to a quantified lightness of 107.6. The antennae are moderately long, measuring 7.9 mm. The wings are roughly 14 mm in length, with a wing aspect ratio of 2.8 and a wing load of 3.65 g/cm². The elytra are approximately 10.3 mm long and 2.7 mm wide. The head is 2.8 mm wide and 2.9 mm long, with eyes measuring 1.6 mm in length and an eye area of 0.6 mm². The pronotum is 3.8 mm wide and 2.7 mm long. Femora and tibiae lengths are on the order of 3–4 mm for the mid and hind legs. Body roundness is 0.85, indicating a fairly cylindrical form. Males and females show no measurable sexual dimorphism in the examined traits.
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•Hagge et al. (2021) — Saproxylic Beetle Morphological Trait Database, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.2fqz612p3 (CC0 1.0)
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