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Ringed Long-horned Beetle

Tetraopes annulatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 8, May 13, June 8, July 28, August 14, September 6, October 4, November 4, December 3.
United States292
Canada158
Colorado69
Ontario50
Manitoba50
Wisconsin48
Michigan44
Alberta38
Minnesota29
Utah27

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
GenusMilkweed Longhorn Beetles · Tetraopes

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Ringed Long-horned Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.