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Speckled longhorn Beetle

Insecta - insects
subclass Pterygota
infraclass Neoptera
order Coleoptera  (beetles )
suborder Polyphaga 
infraorder Cucujiformia 
superfamily Cerambycoidea 
family Cerambycidae ( longhorn beetles )
subfamily Cerambycinae  - (round-necked long-horns )
Tribe: Hesperophanini
Genus Xuthodes 
Species Xuthodes punctipennis
Common name: speckled longhorn,

Andrew Crowe in his book "Which New Zealand Insect " writes"a native beetle found in the North Island at night on white rata flowers and can fly.  The grub feeds on dead wood of various trees including mahoe, silver birch and Lombardy poplar.


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