Pogonocherus hispidus

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.

[1] P. hispidus feeds on Cornus sanguinea, Corylus avellana, Ilex aquifolium, Hedera helix, and Euonymus europaeus.

It serves as a host for several parasitoid wasp species, including Dolichomitus agnoscendus, Eurytoma morio, Ephialtes manifestator, Lestricus secalis, and Cenocoelius aartseni.