Short-long-horned-beetle

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• Brachyleptura brevis

  Short Long-horned Beetle

  Brachyleptura brevis is a flower longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae of the family Cerambycidae. The species is characterized by abbreviated elytra relative to other members of the genus, a trait referenced in its specific epithet "brevis" (short). It belongs to a group of diurnal cerambycids that visit flowers as adults. The species has been documented in North America, with records from Canada and the United States including Vermont.

  CerambycidaeLepturinaeflower-longhornNorth-AmericaColeopteraBrachylepturabeetlediurnalflower-visitorabbreviated-elytrashort-elytraKirby-1837Short-Long-horned-Beetlesynonym-of-Brachyleptura-vagans-(GBIF)accepted-(Catalogue-of-Life)