Rhytiphora bankii

Rhytiphora bankii

"Rhytiphora bankii" is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, under the genus "Lamia". It is known from Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, Micronesia, New Guinea, Hawaii, Moluccas, Sumatra, Vietnam, and has been introduced into Japan. The Australian species of "Prosoplus" were synonymised with "Rhytiphora" in 2013.
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Food

It feeds on "Agave sisalana," and plants from the Apocynaceae, Asparagaceae, Asteraceae, Capparaceae, Chenopodaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Poaceae, and Rutaceae families.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusRhytiphora
SpeciesR. bankii
Photographed in
Malaysia