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Thomson's Longhorn

Batocera thomsonii

About

A large and robust cerambycid from the Philippines with chocolate-brown elytra marked by irregular cream-colored patches. It is named after the 19th-century entomologist James Thomson. Larvae develop in breadfruit and mahogany trunks.

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Did You Know?

Pupation occurs in a chamber lined with wood shavings that the larva compacts into smooth walls.