Species: Batocera rubus
English Name: Mango Longhorn Beetle, White Spotted Longhorn Beetle
Chinese Name: 榕八星天牛
Family: Cerambycidae
Description:
This Longhorn Beetle has about 5 cm in length, excluding the antennae. It is easily indentifiable by it’s pair of red marking on the pronotum, darker color and yellowish spots on the elytra (modified, hardened forewings). The imature beetles are wood borers and make round shaped tunnels in the sapwood and under the bark of fig trees, mango or jackfruit. In Macau, it is a common species of beetle.
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References:
– Easton, E. R. (1993). The insects of Macau. Macau: University of Macau Publications Centre.