About Anoplophora glabripennis

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, Trinidad, and several countries in Europe, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and UK. Adults are very large insects with bodies ranging from 1.7 to 3.9 cm in length, and antennae which can be as long as 4 cm. They are shiny black with about 20 white spots on each wing cover and long antennae conspicuously banded black and white.

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Picture credit (public domain): P.S. Meng, K. Hoover, and M.A. Keena 2015

Taxonomy ID 217634

Data source Baylor i5k Initiative Pilot Project

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