Scientific name

Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

Common names

Citrus longhorned beetle, black and white citrus longhorn, citrus root cerambycid, mulberry white spotted longicorn, white-spotted longicorn beetle

Taxonomic position

Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Chrysomeloidea: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae

Pest Status

This pest is primarily distributed in China, Japan and Korea. It is an invasive pest and has spread to many other parts of the world through international trade. It is a quarantine pest for the European Union, EPPO and Canada.

For more details see Invasive Species Compendium.

Images

     
 Exit hole

Image credit

Mr. Wolfgang Willig, Subject specialist - plant health,
Regierungspräsidium Gießen,
State of Hesse / Frankfurt Airport - Plant health -
Schanzenfeldstr. 8,
D-35578 Wetzlar,
Germany.