Lebbek Borer

Xystrocera globosa · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae

Also called: Monkeypod Round-Headed Borer, Monkeypod Roundheaded Borer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Lebbek Borer
Photo: anukma, CC BY

The Lebbek Borer is a reddish-brown longhorn beetle about 1.5 to 3.2 cm long. It has ruddy antennae, dark bands on its hardened forewings, and narrow side bands that set it apart from other Xystrocera species.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Key identification marks are ruddy antennae, dark elytral bands, and narrow side bands.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range spans the same Asian and Australasian regions listed for its habitat.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It can be distinguished from other Xystrocera members by its ruddy antennae, dark elytral bands, and narrow side bands.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Hawaii.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Lebbek Borer photo 3
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY
Lebbek Borer photo 4
Photo: unknown, CC0
Lebbek Borer photo 5
Photo: unknown, CC0
Lebbek Borer photo 6
Photo: David Anderson, CC BY

Same family (Cerambycidae)

House LonghornHouse LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your homeAsian Longhorned BeetleAsian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed Milkweed BeetleRed Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusWhite-spotted SawyerWhite-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your homeRed Pine Longhorn BeetleRed Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubraSpotted Longhorn BeetleSpotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xystrocera_globosa

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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