''Lepturobosca chrysocoma'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family Cerambycidae. It was described as ''Cosmosalia chrysocoma'' by William Kirby in 1837. In 1998, comparison of ''Cosmalia chrysocoma'' with ''Lepturobosca virens'' by the Russian entomologist Alexander Ivanovich Miroshnikov resulted in ''Cosmalia'' and ''Lepturobosca'' grouped together under the name ''Lepturobosca''. Common names used for this beetle include Yellow velvet beetle, Golden flower longhorn beetle and Golden-haired flower longhorn. This beetle is known to occur in Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. It has been found in the United States in Montana and Wyoming. The beetles are long and are covered by a dense coat of golden hairs. Adult beetles are frequently seen feeding on flowers in the summer. Their hairy coats pick up pollen, which is transferred to other flowers as they feed, allowing

pollination Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind. Pollinating agents can be animals such as insects, birds ...

. Larvae feed on decaying wood of trees, including Picea mariana and

Populus ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...

. This species is a known host for Coleocentrus quebecensis, a parasitic wasp in the subfamily Acaenitinae.

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Lepturinae Beetles described in 1837 {{Lepturinae-stub