Biology:Desmocerus californicus

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Desmocerus californicus
Valley elderberry longhorn beetle FWS.jpg

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
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D. californicus
Binomial name
Desmocerus californicus
Horn, 1881

Desmocerus californicus is a species of the Lepturinae subfamily in the family of long-horned beetles.[2] This species is endemic to the United States .[1] The adult beetle feeds on the pollen of Sambucus species.[2]

Subspecies

  • Desmocerus californicus californicus Horn, 1881[2]
  • Desmocerus californicus dimorphus Fisher, 1921[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Desmocerus californicus". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.119906/Desmocerus_californicus. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 BioLib Taxon profile — species Desmocerus californicus Horn, 1881

Wikidata ☰ Q1615820 entry