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πŸͺ² Beetles

Twig-girdling Longhorn

Ceroplesis thunbergii

About

A grey and black longhorn beetle with pale speckled markings. It girdles living twigs to create suitable egg-laying sites.

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Did You Know?

Females methodically chew a neat groove around a branch until it dies, providing their larvae with drying wood to feed on.