Moneilema armatum explained
Moneilema armatum is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The flightless beetles often feed on prickly pear cactus, boring into the stems and roots.
Further reading
- Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
- Klingeman . William E.. Youssef . Nadeer N.. Oliver . Jason B.. Basham . Joshua P.. 2017. The longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Tennessee: distribution of species, seasonal adult activity, and new state records. Florida Entomologist. 100. 292–302. 10.1653/024.100.0226. free.
- Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
- Book: Monné . M. A.. Bezark . L. G.. 2013. Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere.
- Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.
- Book: Yanega . Douglas. 1996. Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Illinois Natural History Survey. 978-1882932016.
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