Amphirhoe decora

Decora Longicorn Beetle
Feeding
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Genus: Amphirhoe
Species: A. decora
Binomial name
Amphirhoe decora
Newman (1840)

The Decora Longicorn Beetle is a species of the Cerambycidae family.

Description

This beetle is approximately 18mm in length. It is predominantly dark brown in various shades of red and has a white stripe over each of its two wing covers. Its femurs are the largest of all longicorn beetles. As is typical for longicorn beetles, its antennae are extremely long - three times the length of its body.

References

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