The thorax is a darker color than the elytra, and it has clearly visible stripes that run front to back.

[3] Phloeosinus aubei is native to the Caucasus, Anatolia, and around the Mediterranean from Israel to France.

Over the past century, the species' distribution has expanded northward into Central Europe due to climate change and more susceptible host populations, and it is now considered an invasive species in several Central European nations.

[2] Phloeosinus aubei is an invasive pest species which damages or possibly kills its host trees, which are typically cypresses, junipers, and thujas.

In the Czech Republic, it is typically found in the common juniper, Juniperus communis, and it is considered to be a threat to that species, which is near-threatened.