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Spotted Longhorn Beetle
Rutpela maculata
26,132 observations in the source records
25 photos
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What the records say
- 26,132 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
four-banded longhorn beetleLeptura quadrifasciata
Strangalia attenuata
Judolia erratica
Xestoleptura crassipes
Ladder-marked Longhorn BeetleSaperda scalaris
speckled longhorn beetleJudolia cerambyciformis
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Banded Longhorn BeetleTypocerus velutinus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 34,207 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 34,207 |
| Germany | 3,873 |
| United Kingdom | 3,048 |
| England | 2,920 |
| France | 2,525 |
| Austria | 2,187 |
| Italy | 1,299 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 866 |
| Bayern | 775 |
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 | Rutpela |
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 Spotted Longhorn Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.