Pogonocherus hispidulus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
(Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle)

Interactions where Pogonocherus hispidulus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within dead twig Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidulus/Pogonocherus hispidulusgreater thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdeadtwig
larva larva feeds within dead twig Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidulus/Pogonocherus hispidulusgreater thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdeadtwig
larva larva feeds within dead twig Pyrus communis s.l. pear Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidulus/Pogonocherus hispidulusgreater thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis s.l./Pyrus communis s.l.peardeadtwig
larva larva feeds within dead twig [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidulus/Pogonocherus hispidulusgreater thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadtwig

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.

Pogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle)
GenusPogonocherus (thorn-tipped longhorns)
SubfamilyLAMIINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Pogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Pogonocherus hispidulus (Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle)
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