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Exocentrus lusitanus

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Exocentrus lusitanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Exocentrus
Species:
E. lusitanus
Binomial name
Exocentrus lusitanus

Exocentrus lusitanus is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. It is known from Europe and western Russia. The beetles inhabit broadleaf trees, particularly lime trees and sometimes hazels. The larvae feed on dead tree material under bark and in branches and twigs. They measure 3.5–6 millimetres (0.14–0.24 in) in length as adults, and can live for approximately two years.[1]

References

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