Mesosa longipennis Bates, 1873 is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mesosa longipennis Bates, 1873

Mesosa longipennis Bates, 1873

Mesosa longipennis is a longhorn beetle species described by Bates in 1873, found across East Asia, that feeds on Ailanthus altissima.

Family
Genus
Mesosa
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mesosa longipennis Bates, 1873

Mesosa longipennis is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Cerambycidae. This species was first described by Henry Walter Bates in 1873. It has been recorded from Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, China, and Japan. The species includes the varietas Mesosa longipennis var. subobliterata. Individuals of M. longipennis feed on Ailanthus altissima.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Mesosa

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