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Tanbark Borer Lat. “Phymatodes testaceus“

Phymatodes testaceus (commonly known as the tanbark borer, or the violet tanbark beetle) is a transpalearctic polymorphic species of beetle in the subfamily Cerambycinae in the longhorn beetle family.

Tanbark Borer – No. 1 Tanbark Borer – No. 2 Tanbark Borer – No. 3

Ancestry Graph

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Further Information

„Tanbark Borer“ on wikipedia.org

„Tanbark Borer“ on iNaturalist.org

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