Dorcacerus barbatus

Dorcacerus barbatus

''Dorcacerus barbatus'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus ''Dorcacerus''.
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Appearance

''Dorcacerus barbatus'' can reach a length of 26–33 millimetres. In males antennae are longer than the body.

It feeds on ''Prosopis flexuosa'' and on the invasive weed ''Lantana camara''.

Distribution

This species can be found in forests of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusDorcacerus
SpeciesD. barbatus
Photographed in
Brazil