Anelaphus villosus (Fabricius, 1793) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anelaphus villosus (Fabricius, 1793)

Anelaphus villosus (Fabricius, 1793)

Anelaphus villosus, the twig pruner, is a longhorn beetle found in eastern North America that includes the former species A. parallelus.

Family
Genus
Anelaphus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Anelaphus villosus (Fabricius, 1793)

Anelaphus villosus, commonly known as the twig pruner, is a species of beetle belonging to the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This species is distributed across the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. Research has confirmed that Anelaphus parallelus is a taxonomic synonym of Anelaphus villosus, and the two are now recognized as a single species under the name Anelaphus villosus.

Photo: (c) Collin Stempien, all rights reserved, uploaded by Collin Stempien

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Anelaphus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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