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Species Typocerus velutinus

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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 Lepturinae (Flower Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Lepturini
Genus Typocerus
Species velutinus (Typocerus velutinus)
Explanation of Names
Typocerus velutinus (Olivier 1795)
velutinus 'velvety'
Numbers
2 sspp.
Size
8―14 mm(1)
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
e. NA(1)
Habitat
Fields, openings, with flowers, adjacent to woodlands.
Season
May―Sep(1)
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.
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Contributed by Cotinis on 23 March, 2004 - 5:20pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 6 August, 2023 - 12:11am

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