Batus barbicornis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Batus |
Species: | B. barbicornis
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Batus barbicornis (
Linnaeus, 1764)
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Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764. [1]
Batus barbicornis grows up to 4 centimetres in length. The species shows aposematic coloration of contrasting black and orange, with red antennae adorned with four black setal tufts. [2]
This species is native to South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, [2] Brazil, [3] Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Bolivia. [4]