Citrus long-horned beetle
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Anoplophora chinensis, the citrus long-horned beetle, is a long-horned beetle native to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia where it is considered a serious pest. This beetle has invaded se
Anoplophora malasiaca
Male, in Japan
Frass
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Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain other related matter.
Citrus long-horned beetle
…the base but lays eggs higher up in trees. However, no signs of infestation were seen in nearby plants. In Lombardy, beetles were shown to produce frass in every developmental stage during the growing season. In the Netherlands in 2007, exit holes were found in Acer palmatum. Plants within a 300m radius…
Bedstraw hawk-moth caterpillar leaving the frass behind
Typical sculpting of a frass pellet of a large caterpillar
A thistle tortoise beetle larva carrying a mass of its own frass as a repugnatorial defence.
Lepidopteran larva frass after soaking in water