| Peach Capnodis (Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1761)) |
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Scientific name: Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1761) Common name: Peach Capnodis Other names: Flatheaded Woodborer French name: Capnode du Pêcher, Bupreste noir du Pêcher. Order: Coleoptera Family: Buprestidae Wingspan : 15 to 26 mm. Males are smaller than females and do not exceed 20 mm. Biotope: Orchards of Peach, Almond, Apricot, Plum, Cherry or other stone fruit trees, as well as other open areas where these trees grow. Geographic area: Central and Southern Europe, around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, Near East, North Africa. Observation period : May to September. |
Peach Capnodis are large size Buprestidae with a flattened shape. The black head is embedded in a broad whitish pronotum spotted with black and with rounded edges. The elytra are black with some grey spots. They taper towards the back. The pronotum turns black when temperatures drop. Larvae, which can reach 65mm in length, are white with black mandibles. They have a broad thorax that continues with a thin and clearly segmented body. They feed on the roots and can cause the death of trees. Adults gnaw bark or young twigs. The development cycle of the larvae lasts between 20 and 22 months. Females that emerge in May live only a few months. Those that emerge in July-August overwinter. |
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Upper side view, easy to shot as this large beetle does not move very fast. |
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Front view showing the flattened shape. |
André Bon March 2022