Molorchus bimaculatus
Appearance
Molorchus bimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Molorchus |
Subgenus: | Molorchus |
Species: | M. bimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Molorchus bimaculatus Say, 1824
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Molorchus bimaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1824.[1]
Ecology
[edit]The larvae feed within the ligneous parts of hardwood trees and lianas such as Vitis.[2] Adult beetles will eat at various flowers on species such as Rhus, Prunus, Malus, Cornus, and others.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
- ^ W. Lingafelter, Steven (2007). Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States. North Potomac: Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608770.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Yanega, Douglas (October 1996). Field guide to northeastern longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Illinois: Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey. ISBN 1882932013.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ W. Lingafelter, Steven; V. Horner, Norman (1993). "The Cerambycidae of north-central Texas" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 47 (2) – via Department of Biology, Midwestern State University.