Clytus tropicus
Local name: Clyte fâché
Clyte fâché (Clytus tropicus) is a striking longhorn beetle characterized by its distinctive yellow and black banded pattern across its elongated body and prominent antennae. This wood-boring beetle plays a crucial ecological role as both a decomposer of dead hardwood trees and as a pollinator of various tropical flowering plants during its adult stage.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Clytus
Clytus tropicus belongs to the family Cerambycidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Clyte fâché (Clytus tropicus) is a striking longhorn beetle characterized by its distinctive yellow and black banded pattern across its elongated body and prominent antennae. This wood-boring beetle plays a crucial ecological role as both a decomposer of dead hardwood trees and as a pollinator of various tropical flowering plants during its adult stage.
Clytus tropicus faces severe population declines due to widespread deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its tropical range. The species' dependence on specific host tree species makes it particularly vulnerable to logging operations and agricultural conversion, while climate change is altering the composition of forest ecosystems critical for its survival.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
This longhorn beetle species inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, particularly areas with mature hardwood trees that serve as larval host plants. Adults are typically found in forest canopies and edges where they feed on flowers and sap, requiring intact forest corridors for dispersal between suitable breeding sites.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Clytus tropicus faces severe population declines due to widespread deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its tropical range. The species' dependence on specific host tree species makes it particularly vulnerable to logging operations and agricultural conversion, while climate change is altering the composition of forest ecosystems critical for its survival.
Agricultural expansion
Deforestation and logging
Habitat fragmentation
Loss of host tree species
Climate change impacts on forest composition
National vs Global Threat Status
How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).
| Country | National Status | Global Status | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | LCLeast Concern | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
| EU | LCLeast Concern | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Clytus tropicus (Clytus tropicus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/clyte-fache