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Saperda populnea - Female This is the female of the &quot;lesser poplar longhorn&quot; (Kleine Populierenboktor) Saperda populnea, with 10-15mm a good deal smaller than its congener Saperda carcharias (20-23mm)<br /> The male has slightly longer antennae: <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48041/saperda_populnea_-_male_collage.html" title="Saperda populnea - Male collage"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/48041_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hQ39FYDk8lHVeocHQqzahE2hqGg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Saperda populnea - Male collage This is a male of the &quot;lesser poplar longhorn&quot; (Kleine Populierenboktor) Saperda populnea, with 10-15mm a good deal smaller than its congener Saperda carcharias (20-23mm).<br /> The female has slightly shorter antennae:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48041/saperda_populnea_-_female.html<br /> <br /> Here is Saperda carcharias: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48039/saperda_carcharias.html Cerambycidae,Coleoptera,Geotagged,Netherlands,Saperda,Saperda populnea,Small poplar borer" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Here is Saperda carcharias: <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48039/saperda_carcharias.html" title="Saperda carcharias"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/48039_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ti2%2FCpO170R%2BFzv1SqhJdwPwo78%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Saperda carcharias Fairly large (20-23mm) Longhorn beetle that develops in Poplar trees. It has a smaller congener (Saperda populnea - 10-15mm) that also develops in Poplar: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48040/saperda_populnea_-_female.html Cerambycidae,Coleoptera,Geotagged,Germany,Saperda,Saperda carcharias" /></a></figure><br /> Cerambycidae,Coleoptera,Geotagged,Netherlands,Saperda,Saperda populnea,Small poplar borer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Saperda populnea - Female

This is the female of the "lesser poplar longhorn" (Kleine Populierenboktor) Saperda populnea, with 10-15mm a good deal smaller than its congener Saperda carcharias (20-23mm)
The male has slightly longer antennae:

Saperda populnea - Male collage This is a male of the "lesser poplar longhorn" (Kleine Populierenboktor) Saperda populnea, with 10-15mm a good deal smaller than its congener Saperda carcharias (20-23mm).<br /> The female has slightly shorter antennae:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48041/saperda_populnea_-_female.html<br /> <br /> Here is Saperda carcharias: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48039/saperda_carcharias.html Cerambycidae,Coleoptera,Geotagged,Netherlands,Saperda,Saperda populnea,Small poplar borer


Here is Saperda carcharias:
Saperda carcharias Fairly large (20-23mm) Longhorn beetle that develops in Poplar trees. It has a smaller congener (Saperda populnea - 10-15mm) that also develops in Poplar: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48040/saperda_populnea_-_female.html Cerambycidae,Coleoptera,Geotagged,Germany,Saperda,Saperda carcharias

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The Small poplar borer

Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758) is a species of longhorn beetle.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Dec 29, 2016. Captured in Weerseloseweg 394, 7522 PT Enschede, Netherlands.
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