OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Agapanthia ("loves flowers") villosoviridescens ("hairy and green")
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Golden Bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) at Brigstock, Northants, UK - May 2023 |
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: g/kg / Length: 10-22mm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A longhorn beetle species found in Europe into Central Asia. They feed on a wide variety of host plants including angelicas, asters, thistles, gentias and hellebores, with larvar developing inside the host plant before eventually cutting their way free from the inside.
Related Species:
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Agapanthia
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
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Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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