Dicerca aenea
Local name: större asppraktbagge
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Buprestidae
Genus
Dicerca
Dicerca aenea belongs to the family Buprestidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The större asppraktbagge faces severe population declines due to the widespread loss and fragmentation of old-growth deciduous forests containing its host trees. Intensive forest management practices and urbanization have eliminated much of the mature aspen and poplar woodland habitat essential for this species' survival. Climate change further threatens remaining populations by altering forest composition and reducing suitable breeding sites.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Mature deciduous and mixed forests dominated by aspen (Populus tremula) and other poplar species, particularly areas with sun-exposed dead or dying trees and coarse woody debris. The species requires old-growth forest conditions with sufficient dead wood for larval development in bark and sapwood.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
The större asppraktbagge faces severe population declines due to the widespread loss and fragmentation of old-growth deciduous forests containing its host trees. Intensive forest management practices and urbanization have eliminated much of the mature aspen and poplar woodland habitat essential for this species' survival. Climate change further threatens remaining populations by altering forest composition and reducing suitable breeding sites.
Habitat degradation from urbanization
Intensive forestry practices removing dead wood
Loss of host tree species (aspen and poplar)
Old-growth forest loss and fragmentation
Climate change altering forest ecosystems
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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). Dicerca aenea (Dicerca aenea). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/storre-asppraktbagge