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#3340 · 🪲 beetles

lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle

🇳🇱 Gewone borstelboktor ·Pogonocherus hispidus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Ryszard · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Pogonocherus hispidus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx . It has a wide distribution throughout Europe and North Africa. It contains the varietas Pogonocherus hispidus var. rufescens .

base stats

  • NL sightings 49iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,824iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 49 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,824 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle
Nederlands
Gewone borstelboktor
scientific name
Pogonocherus hispidus
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Cerambycidae
sightings in NL
49
sightings in Europe
1,789
sightings worldwide
1,824
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Cerambycidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 497710, Wikidata Q1245990, GBIF 1133818, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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