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The beetle is a native longhorn, Xuthodes punctipennis is found in the North Island at night on white rata flowers and it can fly. The larvae feed on dead wood of native trees and have recently been found breeding in Eucalyptus, Acacia. Mahoe, Silver birch and Lombardy poplar. The adults are attracted to light and found on flowers in the evening. | The beetle is a native longhorn, Xuthodes punctipennis is found in the North Island at night on white rata flowers and it can fly. The larvae feed on dead wood of native trees and have recently been found breeding in Eucalyptus, Acacia. Mahoe, Silver birch and Lombardy poplar. The adults are attracted to light and found on flowers in the evening. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera (beetles )
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cerambycoidea
Family: Cerambycidae ( longhorn beetles )
Subfamily: Cerambycinae - (round-necked long-horns )
Tribe: Hesperophanini
Genus: Xuthodes
Species: Xuthodes punctipennis
Common name: Speckled longhorn,
The beetle is a native longhorn, Xuthodes punctipennis is found in the North Island at night on white rata flowers and it can fly. The larvae feed on dead wood of native trees and have recently been found breeding in Eucalyptus, Acacia. Mahoe, Silver birch and Lombardy poplar. The adults are attracted to light and found on flowers in the evening.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
