Batus barbicornis | |
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Batus barbicornis MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Batus |
Species: | B. barbicornis |
Binomial name | |
Batus barbicornis (Linnaeus, 1764) |
Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1764.
Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length. The species shows an aposematic coloration. These beetles are black coloured and have red antennaes with four black bits as well as a few red rectangles on its prothorax and elytra. The adult lays eggs in holes bored in a tree. The larvae feed on wood and represent a severe pest of trees.
This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Iquitos (Peru),Itaituba, Pará, (Brazil).,Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia.