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Little Flatface Longhorn Beetle

Acanthocinus pusillus

87 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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26 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 3, May 6, June 4, July 5, August 3, September 2, October 2, November 1, December 1.
Canada107
United States39
Quebec28
Ontario22
Nunavut19
Saskatchewan15
New York9
Wisconsin6
Michigan6
Alberta6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLonghorn Beetles · Cerambycidae
GenusAcanthocinus

Sources

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