Cerambyx scopolii

Cerambyx scopolii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Cerambyx
Species: C. scopolii
Binomial name
Cerambyx scopolii
Fuessly, 1775

The capricorn beetle, Cerambyx scopolii Fuessly, is an invasive species of longhorn beetle from Europe. Its wood-boring larvae will grow in oak, willow, and chestnut, and in sufficient density can kill a tree.

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