Body length : 25-45mm.
Host plant : Polyphagous.
Mediterranean oak woodlands, cork-oak forests and other warm broadleaved forests.
The larvae develop in the roots and basal trunk of living, weakened or dying broadleaved trees, especially Quercus ilex and Quercus suber.
But also on Picea sp., Pinus sp., Populus sp., Prunus sp., Robinia sp., Salix sp., …
Development takes several years and occurs deep within the wood.
