Tanbark Borer
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Phymatodes testaceus
Common & localized throughout Britain.
Flies from May-July is the peak time to see.
Mainly nocturnal.
The P. testaceus imago is typically 6–16 mm in length.
Their eggs are 1 mm long, and in athwart 0.5 mm.
Larvae of the species are 10–18 mm long and 2.1 mm wide.
Pupa are 9 mm long, and the abdomen is 2.8 mm wide.
Larvae develop in and under the bark of various deciduous tree species, causing damage.
Larvae pupate in the Spring.
The Beetle's life cycle lasts one year in central and southern parts, and two years in northern climes.