Anastrangalia laetifica

Anastrangalia laetifica is a species of beetle from family Cerambycidae found in Canada, United States, and Mexico.[1] The females are all black, while the males have 4 black dots on their red coloured elytra.[2] They feed on Frasera albicaulis.[3]

Anastrangalia laetifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Anastrangalia
Species:
A. laetifica
Binomial name
Anastrangalia laetifica
(LeConte, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Anoplodera laetifica (LeConte) Swaine & Hopping, 1928
  • Brachyleptura laetifica (LeConte) Casey, 1913
  • Leptura laetifica LeConte, 1859
  • Leptura lugens LeConte, 1859
  • Marthaleptura laetifica (LeConte) Ohbayashi, 1963
  • Strangalia laetifica (LeConte) Casey, 1924

References
  1. "Anastrangalia laetifica (LeConte, 1859)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. "Anastranglia on Fremontodendron - Anastrangalia laetifica". Bug Guide. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. "Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetles - Anastrangalia laetifica". Bug Guide. Retrieved 13 June 2012.


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