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Species Typocerus velutinus - Banded Longhorn

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)
Subfamily Lepturinae (Flower Longhorns)
Tribe Lepturini
Genus Typocerus
Species velutinus (Banded Longhorn)
Other Common Names
Longicorne a bandes (French)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
T. velutina
Explanation of Names
Species name "velutinus" is Latin for downy, referring to hairs.
Size
8-14 mm
Identification
Pattern usually distinctive: broad yellow bands on a chestnut background. Sometimes bands are weak. Tends to be larger than several of the other common Flower Longhorns.
Range
Eastern North America
Habitat
Fields, openings, with flowers, adjacent to woodlands.
Season
Late spring-summer. May-August (North Carolina). May-September (northeastern United States)
Food
Adults take nectar and pollen.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on decaying hardwoods such as oak, hickory. Adults usually found in daytime, but do come to lights, so probably somewhat nocturnal.
Print References
Dillon, p. 611, plate LX (2)
Brimley, p. 213 (3)