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Thin-tailed Longhorned Beetle

Typocerus acuticauda

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 3, February 3, March 4, April 6, May 8, June 11, July 3, August 3, September 4, October 3, November 3, December 3.
United States427
Canada75
Virginia46
Maryland36
Ohio34
New York34
North Carolina33
Ontario33
Quebec21
South Carolina19

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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
GenusTypocerus

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