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Species Anoplophora glabripennis - Asian Longhorned Beetle

Asian Longhorned Beetle on leaf - Anoplophora glabripennis Asian longhorned beetle in Massachusetts - Anoplophora glabripennis - male Asian Longhorned Beetle - Anoplophora glabripennis - female Asian Longhorned Beetle - Anoplophora glabripennis Anoplophora glabripennis  - Anoplophora glabripennis - female Asian Longhorned Beetle - Anoplophora glabripennis - male Asian Longhorned Beetle larva - Anoplophora glabripennis Asian Longhorned Beetle larva - Anoplophora glabripennis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Monochamini
Genus Anoplophora
Species glabripennis (Asian Longhorned Beetle)
Other Common Names
Starry Sky Beetle(1), Starry Night Beetle
Explanation of Names
Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky 1853)
Size
25-40 mm
Identification
black, irregulary marked with white splotches; long black and white striped antennae(1)
Range
native to China(2), introduced to ne NA, apparently not established(3) (used to be a problem at some point locally)
Food
Larvae feed on many hardwood trees, primarily on maple and poplar (also birch, horsechestnut, willow, elm, and ash); unlike other borers, may attack healthy trees, causing severe dieback and structural weakening(1)
Remarks
Spreads with solid wood packing material (crates/pallets) or firewood. If you see it, COLLECT IT and call the USDA, applicable State Agency, or Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
earliest record in our area: NY 1996(3)
See Also
may be confused with the native Whitespotted Sawyer, Monochamus scutellatus

Internet References
Works Cited
1.Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)
Whitney Cranshaw. 2004. Princeton University Press.
2.Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe
Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.
3.National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)
4.Invasive Species Compendium (ISC)