Mango Longhorn Beetle

Batocera rubus

Description

Batocera rubus is black in color, it has red marking on the pronotum. The elytra is darker in color with yellowish spots. This beetle has a pair of long antenna, which is longer than its body.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

40-60 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

No

Nocturnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Cerambycidae

GENUS

:

Batocera

SPECIES

:

Batocera rubus

Distribution

Batocera rubus could be found in forest or plantations.

Geography

Continent : Asia.

Country : Japan, China, Indonesia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

The larvae of Batocera rubus is wood borer into the log which cause damage of the timber or the log.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Batocera rubus feeds on Ficus carica, Ficus elastic, dan Mangifera indica.

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

Batocera rubus is oviparous, females laid their eggs on wooden plants.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batocera_rubus
  2. https://entomoresin.com/batocera.html