Oplosia cinerea
Local name: Prikket gråbuk
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Oplosia
Oplosia cinerea belongs to the family Cerambycidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Prikket gråbuk faces severe population declines due to extensive logging and deforestation of old-growth boreal and temperate forests across Scandinavia. The species' dependence on large, dead or dying coniferous trees for larval development makes it extremely vulnerable to modern forestry practices that remove deadwood and favor shorter rotation cycles.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Inhabits mature coniferous and mixed forests, particularly old-growth stands with abundant deadwood from spruce, pine, and fir trees. Larvae develop in the wood of recently dead or dying conifers, requiring trees that have been dead for 2-5 years.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Prikket gråbuk faces severe population declines due to extensive logging and deforestation of old-growth boreal and temperate forests across Scandinavia. The species' dependence on large, dead or dying coniferous trees for larval development makes it extremely vulnerable to modern forestry practices that remove deadwood and favor shorter rotation cycles.
Habitat fragmentation
Intensive forestry and clear-cutting
Removal of deadwood and dying trees
Climate change affecting forest composition
Shortened forest rotation cycles
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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
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Oplosia cinerea (Oplosia cinerea). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/prikket-grabuk