Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plagionotus arcuatus is a cerambycid beetle that does Batesian mimicry, resembling Vespula wasps.

Family
Genus
Plagionotus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plagionotus arcuatus, first formally described by Linnaeus in 1758, is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Cerambycidae. This beetle practices Batesian mimicry, and it visually looks very similar to wasps that belong to the genus Vespula.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Plagionotus

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