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Burnt pine longhorn
Arhopalus ferus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Rust Pine BorerArhopalus rusticus
Arhopalus asperatus
Ergates faber
Pitted Longhorn BeetleArhopalus foveicollis
House LonghornHylotrupes bajulus
Black Spruce BorerAsemum striatum
velvet longhorned beetleTrichoferus campestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 1,187 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 300 |
| Otago Region | 187 |
| Portugal | 113 |
| Waikato Region | 111 |
| Wellington Region | 107 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 94 |
| Northland Region | 93 |
| Spain | 88 |
| Auckland Region | 63 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Longhorn Beetles · Cerambycidae |
| Genus | Arhopalus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Burnt pine longhorn with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.