Batus barbicornis

Batus barbicornis
Batus barbicornis MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Batus
Species:	B. barbicornis
Binomial name
Batus barbicornis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1764.

Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length. The species shows an aposematic coloration. These beetles are black coloured and have red antennaes with four black bits as well as a few red rectangles on its prothorax and elytra. The adult lays eggs in holes bored in a tree. The larvae feed on wood and represent a severe pest of trees.

This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Iquitos (Peru),Itaituba, Pará, (Brazil).,Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia.

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