Species Amphicerus bimaculatus - Grape Cane Borer Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Bostrichidae (Horned Powder-post Beetles)

Subfamily Bostrichinae

Tribe Bostrichini

Genus Amphicerus

Species bimaculatus (Grape Cane Borer Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Amphicerus bimaculatus (Olivier 1790)

Identification

With dense white tomentum laterally in basal half of pronotum, otherwise in flecks and more golden;

reminds of Lichenophanes spp

Range

native to Europe, regularly intercepted

Internet References

iNaturalist

Contributed by v belov on 19 February, 2014 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by Boris Bueche
Last updated 17 October, 2021 - 1:26pm

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