Stats

Lifespan

1-2 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Coniferous forest

Range

North America

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This long-horned beetle lives among the pine forests of the United States. Its antennae grow up to three times the length of its entire body.

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

Genus

Monochamus

Species

Monochamus titillator