Exocentrus adspersus

Exocentrus adspersus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Exocentrus
Species: E. adspersus
Binomial name
Exocentrus adspersus
Mulsant, 1846

Exocentrus adspersus is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Mulsant in 1846, and is known from Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia. The beetles inhabit various deciduous trees, although their preferred host plants are oaks. They measure 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in) long and can live for approximately 2 years.[1]

References

  1. Exocentrus adspersus at www.cerambyx.uochb.cz. Retrieved 11 May 2012.


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