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Wasp beetle

Clytus arietis (Linné, 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.29 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 37 countries, including Albania, Armenia and Austria.

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Quick facts about the wasp beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.29 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
37 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the wasp beetle?

WASP BEETLE · LENGTH 1.29 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.29 cm, the recorded maximum length of the wasp beetle is about 0.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the wasp beetle live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The wasp beetle is listed for 37 countries.

RussiaNorwayFranceSierra LeoneIranArmeniaSwedenUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomFinlandSlovakiaMoroccoEgyptBosnia and Herz.Macedonia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Albania
  2. Armenia
  3. Austria
  4. Belgium
  5. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  6. Bulgaria
  7. Croatia
  8. Denmark
  9. Egypt
  10. Estonia
  11. Finland
  12. France
  13. Germany
  14. Greece
  15. Hungary
  16. Iran
  17. Ireland
  18. Italy
  19. Lithuania
  20. Luxembourg
  21. Moldova
  22. Morocco
  23. Netherlands
  24. North Macedonia
  25. Norway
  26. Poland
  27. Portugal
  28. Romania
  29. Russia
  30. Sierra Leone
  31. Slovakia
  32. Spain
  33. Sweden
  34. Switzerland
  35. Türkiye
  36. Ukraine
  37. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the wasp beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the wasp beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCerambycidae
  6. genusClytus
  7. SpeciesClytus arietis (Linné, 1758)

Synonyms Callidium arietis, Callidium gazella, Cerambyx arietis, Cerambyx dasypus, Clytus arietis, Clytus arietis arietis, Clytus arietis krupkai, Clytus arietis natolini, Clytus arietis var. bickhardti, Clytus arietis var. bourdilloni, Clytus arietis var. chapmani, Clytus arietis var. cloueti, Clytus arietis var. gazella, Clytus arietis var. heyrowskyi, Clytus aritis, Clytus gazella, Leptura arcuata, Leptura arietis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Escarabat vespaCatalan
  • kuloštítník beraníCzech
  • VædderDanish
  • WespenbockGerman
  • Escarabajo avispaSpanish
  • aitojääräFinnish
  • Clyte guêpeFrench
  • közönséges darázscincérHungarian
  • Coleottero vespaItalian
  • Clytus arietisLithuanian
  • vepsebukkNorwegian Bokmål
  • WespbokDutch
  • KvefsebukkNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Biegowiec osowatyPolish
  • Escaravelho‑vespaPortuguese
  • Клит МногоядныйRussian
  • getingbockSwedish
  • Кліт рудоногийUkrainian
  • Gulbåndet hvepsebukDanish
  • HvepsebukDanish
  • Lille hvepsebukDanish
  • Echter WidderbockGerman
  • Gemeiner WidderbockGerman
  • Clyte bélierFrench
  • Clyte d'EastwoodFrench
  • Lepture à trois bandes doréesFrench
  • Drebulinis raštenisLithuanian
  • Kleine wespboktorDutch
  • Kleine wespenbokDutch
  • Kleine wespenboktorDutch
  • WespenbokDutch
  • WespenboktorDutch
  • hagtornsbockSwedish
  • lövgetingbockSwedish
  • spenslig getingbockSwedish
  • Осовець звичайнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wasp beetle

Other species in the same genus Clytus.

CompareWasp beetle vs Round-necked longhorn beetleWasp beetle vs Clytus stepanoviWasp beetle vs Clytus vesparumWasp beetle vs Clytus ambigenus

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the wasp beetle?

An adult wasp beetle measures 1.29 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the wasp beetle live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the wasp beetle for 37 countries, including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the wasp beetle?

The wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) belongs to the family Cerambycidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wasp-beetle

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BibTeX
@misc{wasp_beetle_2026,
  title = {Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wasp-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}