Clytus arietis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Cerambycinae
Tribus: Clytini
Genus: Clytus
Subgenus: Clytus (Clytus)
Species: Clytus arietis
Name

Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Leptura arietis Linnaeus, 1758

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 399. Reference page.

Additional references

Özdikmen, H.; Turgut, S. 2009: A synopsis of Turkish Clytus Laicharting, 1784 and Sphegoclytus Sama, 2005 with zoogeographical remarks (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae). Munis entomology & zoology, 4: 353–370. PDF

Links

Clytus arietis Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
Subfamily Cerambycinae: tribe Clytini (atlas of long-horned beetles of Russia)
ZooBank: 2A5F6B92-3F65-4C8F-8F28-538623D434BA

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Echter Widderbock
suomi: Aitojäärä
français: Clyte bélier
lietuvių: Clytus arietis
Nederlands: Kleine wespenbok
norsk nynorsk: Kvefsebukk
polski: Biegowiec osowaty
русский: Клит многоядный
svenska: Lövgetingbock
українська: Кліт рудоногий

Clytus arietis, the wasp beetle, is a wasp-mimicking longhorn beetle species in the genus Clytus.[1][2]

Description

It reaches 9–18 millimetres (0.35–0.71 in) in length, and flies well in sunshine from May to July, often visiting flowers for pollen and nectar. It is harmless but is protected by its wasp-like colours and movements, making it a Batesian mimic. The larvae live in dead wood. It also emanates a wasp buzz-like noise when threatened. They can be seen wandering around on flowers from late spring to early summer, and they are easily mistaken for wasps. They are not to be confused with another wasp-mimicking longhorn beetle, Rutpela maculata.
See also

Batesian mimicry

References

"Clytus arietis" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Clytus arietis at the Watford Coleoptera Group website