Herophila tristis

Herophila tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Herophila
Species:	H. tristis
Binomial name
Herophila tristis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Cerambyx adspersus Gmelin, 1790 Cerambyx funestus (Fabricius, 1787) Cerambyx pulverulentus Scopoli, 1772 Cerambyx tristis Linnaeus, 1767 Dorcatypus beieri Breuning, 1942 Dorcatypus tristis (Linnaeus, 1767) Herophila obsoleta (Fairmaire, 1859) Lamia funesta Fabricius, 1787 Morimus funestus (Fabricius, 1787) Morimus obsoletus Fairmaire, 1859

The lateral view of a Herophila Tristis.

A Herophila Tristis from Croatia.

A Herophila Tristis from Greece.

Herophila tristis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, they are also called longhorned beetles. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It is known from Italy, Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Crete, Croatia, Sardinia, France, Greece, Serbia, Corsica, Sicily, Hungary, Slovenia, Albania, and Turkey. It feeds on Morus alba, Ficus carica, and Robinia pseudoacacia. They live 2-3 years and are 13 - 26 mm long. Larvae feed under the bark of a range of broad-leaved trees, mostly Ficus carica commonly known as fig trees. As an adult they hide in the day and come out in the dusk.

Subspecies

• Herophila tristis martinascoi (Contarini & Garagnani, 1983)
• Herophila tristis tristis (Linnaeus, 1767)