Scatopyrodes angustus
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| Scatopyrodes angustus from Panama. Male and female | |
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| Family: | Cerambycidae
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| Species: | S. angustus
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| Scatopyrodes angustus (Taschenberg, 1870)
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Scatopyrodes angustus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Description[]
These large beetles are sexually dimorphic. The males are greenish-brown, while the females are very larger than males and have a more evident green reflection. They are commonly nocturnal and borers whose larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.
Distribution[]
This species can be found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.
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Categories:
- Prioninae
- Beetles described in 1870
- Taxa named by Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
- Prioninae stubs