Asian Long-horned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Asian Long-horned Beetle 5

The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), also known as the starry sky, sky beetle, or ALB, is native to eastern China, Japan, and Korea. This species has now been accidentally introduced into the United States, where it was first discovered in 1996, as well as Canada, and several countries in Europe, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and UK. This beetle is believed to have been spread from Asia in solid wood packaging material.

Longicorne asiatique 6

Asiatischer Laubholzbockkäfer 6

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  1. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/natureserve/8560862150/
  2. (c) Patrick Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/animaliaproject/8306158570/
  3. (c) Grace Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Grace Shen
  4. Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service., no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ALBlarvae.jpg
  5. Adapted by Paul Braun from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoplophora_glabripennis
  6. (c) Paul Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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