Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Schrank, 1781)
(Speckled Longhorn Beetle)

Interactions where Pachytodes cerambyciformis is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
adult		adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower			MAGNOLIOPSIDA	flowering plants		Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				adult	Foodplant / visitor			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/	Magnoliopsida	flowering plants			flower				(6-8)
larva		larva feeds on dead wood			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	wood
larva		larva feeds on exposed root of fallen			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		exposed	root	fallen
larva		larva feeds on dead wood			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		dead	wood
larva		larva feeds on exposed root of fallen			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		exposed	root	fallen
larva		larva feeds on dead wood			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	wood
larva		larva feeds on exposed root of fallen			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		exposed	root	fallen
larva		larva feeds on dead wood			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		dead	wood
larva		larva feeds on exposed root of fallen			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pachytodes cerambyciformis/	Pachytodes cerambyciformis	speckled longhorn beetle				larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		exposed	root	fallen

Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Speckled Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CERAMBYCIDAE
(longhorn beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Speckled Longhorn Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Bullock, J.A., 1992	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations	11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006	Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1	British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Speckled Longhorn Beetle)
Tribe	Lepturini (a tribe of longhorn beetles)
Subfamily	LEPTURINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
Family	CERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
Superfamily	CHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Order	COLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Pachytodes cerambyciformis is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Speckled Longhorn Beetle)

Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Speckled Longhorn Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CERAMBYCIDAE
(longhorn beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pachytodes cerambyciformis (Speckled Longhorn Beetle):

CERAMBYCIDAE
(longhorn beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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