Mainland and island Southeast Asia, including parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and neighbouring countries.
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Anoplophora medenbachii
A rainforest longhorn carrying a black-and-white signal along antennae longer than its body.
About this species
Anoplophora medenbachii(Ritsema, 1881)
Information reviewed15 July 2026
Anoplophora medenbachii is a Southeast Asian longhorn beetle known for a dark body broken by pale patches and dramatically elongated antennae. Its external armour conceals the standard longhorn transformation from a wood-burrowing larva to a mobile adult.
Taxonomy
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Coleoptera · Cerambycidae · Anoplophora
Accepted species or infraspecific taxon in the current GBIF/Catalogue of Life treatment; unsupported details have been omitted rather than inferred. · checked 2026-07-15
Southeast AsiaBroad documented range and selected occurrence localities — not a complete occurrence map.
Woodland or woody vegetation within the documented range; larval habitat depends on the host plant.
Adults are seasonal; timing varies with climate and locality.
Longhorn beetle larvae develop in woody plant tissue; the exact host range for this species should be taken from specialist literature.
Solitary.
What makes this species remarkable?
The antennae are ringed in alternating pale and dark sections, making the animal's longest structures visually conspicuous even in broken forest light.
Each antenna contains eleven articulated segments, giving the beetle a pair of flexible probes able to bend around bark, leaves and potential mates.
The larva develops without legs powerful enough for open travel; instead it advances through wood by bracing its soft segmented body against the tunnel walls.
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