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fig longicorn beetle
Acalolepta vastator (Newman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

Status
Native to Australia Pest Species

Dorsal view - female Zoomify

Caption: Australia: Victoria, Belgrave, 1948, F.E. Wilson

Source: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museum Victoria

The beetle is grayish brown in colour. Body length: male c. 23mm, antennae c. 65; female c. 20mm, antennae c. 27mm. Body covered with short, adpressed hair. Pronotum with large pointed spine on either side.

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Specimen contact point: Museum Victoria

Citation: Walker, K. (2007) fig longicorn beetle (Acalolepta vastator) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 12/28/2007 7:08:47 AM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 12/18/2006 2:52:44 PM

Last Updated: 12/28/2007 7:08:47 AM

Diagnostic Images
Elytra	Elytra	Pronotum	Pronotum
Overview Images
Dorsal	Dorsal	Lateral
Other Images
Both sexes