Batocera rufomaculata

(Batocera rufomaculata)

Description

Batocera rufomaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by De Geer in 1775. It is known from China, Israel, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Laos, Mauritius, Malaysia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Réunion, Syria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Barbados, and the Virgin Islands. It feeds off of Ficus carica, Carica papaya, Mangifera indica, and Shorea robusta. It can be parasitically infected by Avetianella batocerae.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Cerambycidae
Genus:Batocera
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