Biology:Cyrtophorus verrucosus
| Cyrtophorus verrucosus | |
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| Adult photographed at the G. R. Thompson Wildlife Management Area in Linden, Virginia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtophorus |
| Species: | C. verrucosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtophorus verrucosus (Olivier, 1795)
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Cyrtophorus verrucosus, commonly known as the ant-like longhorn beetle or ant-mimic longhorn beetle,[1] is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is native to North America, where it occurs in southern Canada and the eastern United States, from Florida to Kansas .[2][3][4]
Description
Cyrtophorus verrucosus is a specialized ant mimic, even moving in a manner similar to an ant. It has varying amounts of red and black in two forms (the red thought to be mimicking Camponotus chromaiodes and the black Camponotus pennsylvanicus).[2] The pronotum has knobs at its base, white lines of setae by the middle, and another white line behind it. It is usually between 7 mm (0.28 in) and 11 mm (0.43 in) in length.[4]
Behavior and life cycle
This species inhabits deciduous forests and is sometimes found on spring flowers, from which adult beetles extract pollen and nectar. Larvae develop in and feed on hardwood trees. Some hardwoods that are commonly used and consumed by this species include trees from the genera Acer, Betula, Cercis, Pinus, and Ulmus.[2][4] Adult beetles are generally active between March and July.[2]
References
- ↑ "ant-like longhorn beetle, Cyrtophorus verrucosus Coleoptera: Cerambycidae". https://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=15488&cat=7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Patrick Coin (2004). "Species Cyrtophorus verrucosus". https://bugguide.net/node/view/3121.
- ↑ "Cyrtophorus verrucosus (Olivier, 1795)" (in en). doi:10.15468/39omei. https://www.gbif.org/species/174306402.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 V. Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. pp. 403. ISBN 978 0 691 13304 1.
Wikidata ☰ Q14835054 entry
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