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fig longhorn beetle
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fig longhorn beetle

Xylotoles griseus

The fig longhorn (Xylotoles griseus) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fabricius in 1775, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from New Zealand where it feeds on elm trees. Despite its name it is widespread and common, in New Zealand, breeding on many species of trees. It was found in the UK for the first time when a number of adults were taken from a recently felled...

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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 398841.