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Species Oberea flavipes

Representative Images

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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 Phytoeciini
Genus Oberea
Species flavipes (Oberea flavipes)

Explanation of Names

Oberea flavipes Haldeman 1847

Range

ne NA.

Season

May-July (1)

Life Cycle

larvae are stem borers in living Phlox (1)

Remarks

generally uncommon (1)

See Also

Oberea delongi Knull
- Range: ne. US, + e. TX
Det. Knull, 1941

Internet References

Cerambycidae Catalog

Works Cited

1.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
Contributed by v belov on 24 June, 2009 - 2:58pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 13 May, 2022 - 12:38pm

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