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Genus Batyle

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6023376 - Batyle ignicollis Fire-necked Batyle Beetle - Batyle ignicollis Batyle suturalis cylindrella Casey - Batyle suturalis red beetle - fire beetle? - Batyle suturalis Long-horned Beetle - Batyle suturalis Batyle ignicollis Batyle suturalis (Say) - Batyle suturalis Batyle suturalis - female

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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Trachyderini
Subtribe Trachyderina
Genus Batyle

Explanation of Names

Batyle Thomson 1864

Numbers

4 spp. (with numerous subspecies) in our area, 5 spp. total(1)

Size

7-13 mm

Range

Canada (QC-AB) to Mexico(1)

Food

Larvae feed on branches/twigs of trees or shrubs, or on stems of herbaceous plants, depending on species; adults typically feed on flowers(2)

Works Cited

1.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
2.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 10 September, 2004 - 5:40am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 18 January, 2022 - 2:27am

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