Batocera tigris
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| Museum specimen of Batocera tigris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cerambycoidea |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Batocera |
| Species: | B. tigris |
| Binomial name | |
| Batocera tigris (Voet, 1778) | |
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Batocera tigris is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the Cerambycidae family, Lamiinae subfamily.
Subspecies
- Batocera tigris borneensis Schwarzer, 1929
- Batocera tigris tigris (Voet, 1778)
Description
Batocera tigris is a large long-horn beetle reaching 55–70 millimetres (2.2–2.8 in) of length. The body color is quite variable, but usually it is greyish or whitish with dark brown markings. Adults of this widespread species can be seen from April to August.
Distribution
This species is present in Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
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