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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
Coptocercus rubripes is a longicorn (longhorn) beetle with elongated brown body. The wing covers have long angular yellowish markings and a small spine at the end of each wing cover. The antennae are longer than the body and spined.
Food
the larvae are borers that feed on wood. They can be a minor pest of sawn wood
Range
found in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Coleoptera | | Family: | Cerambycidae | | Genus: | Coptocercus | | Species: | rubripes | | Common Name: | Round-headed Wood Borer |
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