Kingdom Animalia Family Cerambycidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Lamiinae Genus Anoplophora Order Beetle | |
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Similar Anoplophora, Beetle, Anoplophora sollii, Anoplophora graafi, Anoplophora zonator | ||
Anoplophora horsfieldi is a species of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae).
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Description
Anoplophora horsfieldi can reach a length of about 35 mm. These beetles are black or dark brown, with large irregular pale yellow transversal bands on the elytra, pale yellow markings on the head and the pronotum and very long antennae. Main host plants are Camellia sinensis, Celtis sinensis, Quercus glauca and Ulmus pumila.
Distribution
This species can be found in Thailand, Vietnam, China and Taiwan.
Etymology
The name honours Thomas Horsfield.
References
Anoplophora horsfieldi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA