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.