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Anthophylax attenuatus

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 9, 2024
Entity authorityQ4773798 ↗
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Anthophylax attenuatus is the species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family. This beetle is distributed in Canada, and USA. Adult beetle feeds on sugar maple, American beech, and on hophornbeam.

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"Annual Report". 29–33. Entomological Society of Ontario. 1899. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

"Sessional Papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario". 6. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1904.

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This entry incorporates text from “Anthophylax attenuatus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.