Biology:Acalolepta fasciata

Short description: Species of beetle

Acalolepta fasciata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Tribe:	Lamiini
Genus:	Acalolepta
Species:	A. fasciata
Binomial name
Acalolepta fasciata (Montrouzier, 1855)
Synonyms
Acalolepta fasciata aurivaria (Gressitt, 1952) Dihammus fasciatus (Montrouzier, 1855) Dihammus fasciatus aurivarius Gressitt, 1952 Lamia (Monohammus) fasciata Montrouzier, 1855 Monochamus (Lamia) fasciata (Montrouzier, 1855) Monochamus captiosus Pascoe, 1866 Monochamus uraeus Pascoe, 1866 Dihammus magneticus (Pascoe) Monochamus acanthias (Pascoe)

Acalolepta fasciata is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Xavier Montrouzier in 1855. It is known from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Samoa, Australia , the Solomon Islands, Moluccas, and possibly Sulawesi. It feeds on trees such as Hevea brasiliensis, Artocarpus altilis, and Ficus watkinsiana. It reaches a length of between 12 and 22 cm (4.7 and 8.7 in).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4033191 entry