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Lepturobosca chrysocoma
Yellow velvet beetle, Golden flower longhorn beetle, Golden-haired flower longhorn
Lepturobosca chrysocoma is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, characterized by its dense coat of golden hairs that gives rise to its common names. The species was originally described as Cosmosalia chrysocoma by William Kirby in 1837, but was reassigned to Lepturobosca in 1998 based on morphological comparisons by Russian entomologist Alexander Ivanovich Miroshnikov. Adults are frequently observed feeding on flowers during summer months, where they function as pollinators by transferring pollen on their hairy bodies. Larvae develop in decaying wood of trees including black spruce (Picea mariana) and poplars (Populus).