Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00488
Pterolophia bigibbera
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About Pterolophia bigibbera
Pterolophia bigibbera is a Southeast Asian longhorn beetle introduced to Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.
Natural history and identification
Pterolophia bigibbera is a Southeast Asian longhorn beetle introduced to Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. The Hawaiian host compilation lists Artocarpus, Mangifera, Solandra, and Tabebuia, including breadfruit and mango relatives. These are published Hawaiian host associations, not a survey of damage on every Kauaʻi host. The National Taiwan Museum describes adults as mottled grey-brown beetles about 8–12 mm long, with raised bumps near the bases of the wing covers.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Non-native catalog lists Kauaʻi and Oʻahu; native to Southeast Asia.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Pterolophia bigibbera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Pterolophia bigibbera is a Southeast Asian longhorn beetle introduced to Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.