Oberea erythrocephala (Schrank, 1776) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oberea erythrocephala (Schrank, 1776)

Oberea erythrocephala (Schrank, 1776)

Oberea erythrocephala, the leafy spurge stem boring beetle, is an insect with distinct morphology in its adult and larval stages.

Family
Genus
Oberea
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oberea erythrocephala (Schrank, 1776)

Oberea erythrocephala, commonly called the leafy spurge stem boring beetle, has distinct morphological features across its life stages. Adult beetles have a slender, elongated body shape. Their hind wings are grayish-black, their head is bright red, and they have black eyes. Larvae of this species also have a slender, elongated body, but their heads are marked with white and black.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Oberea

More from Cerambycidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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