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Longhorn Beetle - Parandra
(Neandra) brunnea
Live adult longhorn beetle photographed at Winfield IL August 22, 2005.
Order Coleoptera / Suborder Polyphaga / Infraorder Cucujiformia /
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea / Family Cerambycidae - Longhorn beetles
Parandra (Neandra) brunnea (Fabricius, 1779) is a common North American
species. This beetle stumped me at first - a longhorn masquerading as a
stag beetle.
Live adult longhorn beetles photographed at Winfield IIlinois USA.
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The Cerambycidae (longhorn
beetles or long-horned beetles) is a cosmopolitan family of
beetles characterized by their extremely long antennae, which
are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. There are
over 20,000 species described. Many longhorns are serious
agricultural pests, as their larvae have the unfortunate habit
of boring wood. The Asian Longhorn beetle, for instance has been
responsible for the preventive destruction of thousands of trees
in Northern Illinois and other locations in the United States. |
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