Mesosa nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mesosa nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)

Mesosa nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)

Mesosa nebulosa is a longhorn beetle species described in 1781, found across Europe and the Caucasus, feeding on three tree species.

Family
Genus
Mesosa
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mesosa nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)

Mesosa nebulosa is a species of longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, and was originally classified under the genus Lamia. This beetle has a wide distribution across Europe and the Caucasus. Adult body length of M. nebulosa ranges from 9 to 15 millimeters, which equals 0.35 to 0.59 inches. Known host plants that M. nebulosa feeds on are Corylus avellana, Ficus carica, and Juglans regia.

Photo: (c) Ralph Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Ralph Martin · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Mesosa

More from Cerambycidae

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