Molorchus bimaculatus

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Molorchus bimaculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Molorchus
Subgenus: Molorchus
Species:
M. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Molorchus bimaculatus
Say, 1824

Molorchus bimaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1824. [1]

Ecology

The larvae feed within the ligneous parts of hardwood trees and lianas such as Vitis. [2] Adult beetles will eat at various flowers on species such as Rhus, Prunus, Malus, Cornus, and others. [3] [4]

References

  1. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. W. Lingafelter, Steven (2007). Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States. North Potomac: Coleopterists Society. ISBN   9780972608770.
  3. Yanega, Douglas (October 1996). Field guide to northeastern longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Champaign, Illinois: Illinois Natural History Survey. ISBN   1882932013.
  4. W. Lingafelter, Steven; V. Horner, Norman (1993). "The Cerambycidae of north-central Texas" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 47 (2) via Department of Biology, Midwestern State University.