Neandra brunnea, the pole borer, is a species of the longhorn beetle family, subfamily Parandrinae. The longhorn beetle grows between 8 and 20 mm (0.79 in) and is yellowish-brown or reddish-brown in colour with relatively short, serrate antennae. Its range includes the entire eastern portion of North America. It can be seen between March and November.[1]

Neandra brunnea
Pinned specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Neandra
Species:
N. brunnea
Binomial name
Neandra brunnea
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Parandra brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Tenebrio brunneus Fabricius, 1798

References edit

  1. ^ "Species Neandra brunnea". Retrieved 2008-10-12.