Prione ermite, Aegosome scabricorne
Aegosoma scabricorne
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Hermit Beetle faces severe population decline primarily due to the loss of ancient deciduous forests containing the large, hollow trees essential for its lifecycle. Intensive forestry practices that remove dead and dying trees eliminate critical breeding habitat, while forest fragmentation isolates remaining populations. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering forest composition and reducing the availability of suitable host trees.
Habitat
This large longhorn beetle inhabits ancient deciduous and mixed forests, particularly those containing mature oak, beech, and lime trees with substantial hollow trunks and cavities. The species requires old-growth forest conditions with abundant dead wood, where larvae develop over several years in the decaying heartwood of large trees.
Other threatened species in Cerambycidae
Threatened in Albania
Frequently asked questions
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