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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flower Longhorn Beetles (Lepturinae) » Lepturini » Typocerus » Zebra Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus zebra)

Species Typocerus zebra - Zebra Longhorn Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
BG2126 E0368 - Typocerus zebra Strophiona sp.? - Typocerus zebra Pretty beetle with long antennae - Typocerus zebra Beetles mating on flower - Typocerus zebra - male - female Typocerus zebra Typocerus zebra * - Typocerus zebra Flower longhorn beetle - Typocerus zebra
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 Lepturinae (Flower Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Lepturini
Genus Typocerus
Species zebra (Zebra Longhorn Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Typocerus zebra (Olivier 1795)
Size
10-16 mm(1)
Identification
Pattern is distinctive. Small triangular yellow marks at base of elytra.
Range
e US (NJ-FL to OH-eTX)(2)
Habitat
adults on flowers, larvae in decaying pine logs/stumps(2)
Season
North Carolina: Apr-Jul at lower elevations, May-Jun in mountains(3)
See Also
Strophiona nitens (Forster)
- Range: mostly NE US
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2014
Internet References
Texas Entomology - Mike Quinn
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
3.Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Contributed by Cotinis on 23 March, 2004 - 5:18pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 18 March, 2022 - 6:14pm

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