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Velvet Longhorn

Trichoferus campestris

About

A brownish-grey cerambycid covered in fine velvety pubescence, native to Central Asia but now spreading globally through timber trade. It attacks a wide range of deciduous and coniferous trees. Adults are nocturnal fliers.

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Did You Know?

This beetle has been intercepted in wood packaging materials on every continent except Antarctica.