Bug FAQLined Longhorn Beetle
Analeptura lineola · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae
The lined longhorn beetle (Analeptura lineola) belongs to the long-horn beetle family Cerambycidae. Adult beetles drink nectar from flowers, while their larvae tunnel into the bases of rotting wood.
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How to recognize it
Analeptura lineola is a species of long-horn beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
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Where it lives
The larvae live inside the bases of decaying woody plants, where they bore tunnels.
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What it eats
Adult beetles feed on flower nectar. Larvae feed by boring into decaying wood.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where do the larvae of the lined longhorn beetle live?
The larvae bore into the bases of decaying woody plants.
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Same family (Cerambycidae)
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Spotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analeptura_lineola
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