Body length : 18-45mm.
Host plant : Polyphagous.
Found in deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, hedgerows, orchards, parks and clearings.
The larvae develop mainly in roots and root collars of dead, dying or weakened trees and shrubs, such as Alnus sp., Betula sp., Castanea sp., Crataegus sp., Fagus sp., Fraxinus sp., Malus sp., Picea sp., Populus sp., Prunus sp., Quercus sp., Salix sp., Sambucus sp., Tilia sp., Ulmus sp., …