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Cerambyx

Capricorn beetles
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Great Capricorn Beetle, Cerambyx cerdo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Genus: Cerambyx
Linnaeus, 1758
species

~30 (see text)


~30 (see text)

Cerambyx is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). They are commonly known as capricorn beetles, as their strong, stout and curved antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the horns of an Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) or "capricorn".

European species within this genus include:



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