Lepturobosca chrysocoma
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
- Family: Cerambycidae
- Subfamily: Lepturinae
- Tribe: Lepturini
- Genus: Lepturobosca
- Species: chrysocoma
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lepturobosca chrysocoma: /lɛptʊˈroʊbɒska krɪsoʊˈkoʊmə/
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Summary
Lepturobosca chrysocoma, also known as the Yellow velvet beetle or Golden flower longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It has a transcontinental range from Canada to northern Mexico, and its adults are notable for their role in pollination due to their golden hairy coats. The larvae live in decaying wood.
Physical Characteristics
Beetles are 10–20 mm long, covered by a dense coat of metallic golden pubescence.
Identification Tips
Distinctive due to very dense, appressed, metallic golden pubescence.
Habitat
Found in decaying wood of trees, including hardwood and conifers.
Distribution
Transcontinental distribution from Canada to northern Mexico; specifically found in Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Yukon) and the United States (Montana, Wyoming).
Diet
Adults are frequently seen feeding on flowers; larvae feed on decaying wood.
Ecosystem Role
Pollinators; their hairy coats pick up pollen which is transferred to other flowers as they feed.
Evolution
Originally described as Cosmosalia chrysocoma by William Kirby in 1837; later grouped with Lepturobosca.
Tags
- beetle
- Cerambycidae
- pollinator
- Lepturobosca
- golden
- Canada
- Mexico