elderberry longhorn

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(Top) Elderberry longhorn (Desmocerus palliatus), (bottom) prionid beetle (Derobrachus)

elderberry longhorn

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Also known as: Desmocerus palliatus, cloaked knotty-horn beetle(Show More)

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long-horned beetle
Major subfamilies, genera, and species
…lepturids (subfamily Lepturinae) include the elderberry longhorn (Desmocerus palliatus), also called the cloaked knotty-horn beetle because it looks as if it has a yellow cloak on its shoulders and has knotted antennae. It feeds on leaves and flowers of the elderberry bush, and its larvae bore into the pithy stems.
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…lepturids (subfamily Lepturinae) include the elderberry longhorn (Desmocerus palliatus), also called the cloaked knotty-horn beetle because it looks as if it has a yellow cloak on its shoulders and has knotted antennae. It feeds on leaves and flowers of the elderberry bush, and its larvae bore into the pithy stems.
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