Longhorn Beetles
Longhorn Beetles
Cerambycidae
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
1-3 years
Size
Large
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This beetle lives in forests and spends its larval stage inside tree trunks. Its antennae can grow three times longer than its entire body to detect vibrations.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae