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Spider Longhorned Beetle
Lagocheirus araneiformis
Lagocheirus araneiformis is a species of longhorn beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.
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Description
Lagocheirus araneiformis can reach a length of 20–28 millimetres (0.79–1.10 in). The basic coloration of these longhorn beetles is grey brown. They are considered a pest of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and sugar cane (Saccharum species).
Range & habitat
This species can be found in Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, Antilles, Peru and Venezuela.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 269894.