Rosalia longicorn  (Rosalia alpina)

Wide-ranging, from northern Africa, across Europe and the Middle East to Russia (1).

Deciduous forests where there is a reasonable amount of sunlight exposure - beech forests are preferred in Central Europe but other tree species are also used, such as ash, elm, and field maple (2) (3) (5). Larvae develop in dead, decaying, relatively dry wood, or on living trees in wounds and abrasions (2) (5). Although adults are capable of flight, they are often content to simply remain on or near the tree trunks in which they developed as larvae (3).