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Asian Long-horned Beetle

Insects

The Asian long-horned beetle, also called the starry sky beetle, is native to the Korean Peninsula and northern and southern China, with a disputed native range possibly reaching northern Japan. Accidentally introduced to the eastern United States, where it was first found in 1996, as well as Canada and several European countries including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, it has become a serious invasive pest of hardwood trees.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Scientific Name
Anoplophora glabripennis 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Coleoptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lebanon, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mongolia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Montenegro, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Slovakia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Korea, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Vietnam, found in there.
Sources
1. Asian Long-horned Beetle (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Quote, Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
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2. Asian Long-horned Beetle (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), also known as the starry sky, sky beetle, or ALB
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 286031
    This species has now been accidentally introduced into the eastern United States, where it was first discovered in 1996, as well as Canada, and several countries in Europe, including Austria, France,
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Asian Long-horned Beetle
Wikidata Q312378, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ColeopteraView the Source
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