Oedopeza leucostigma: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Oedopeza
Species
Oedopeza leucostigma
Scientific Name
Oedopeza leucostigma

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Oedopeza leucostigma

Oedopeza leucostigma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1864. It occurs in South (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru) and Central America (Panama, Costa Rica).

Oedopeza leucostigma measure 8–18 mm (0.31–0.71 in). In French Guiana, it is one of the most abundant cerambycids associated with the Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae). It is a "seasonal shifter" that preferentially utilizes ground branches during the dry season and canopy branches during the wet season as it larval habitat.

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