''Megacyllene decora'', the Amorpha borer, 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 occurring in the central
United States
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. Its larvae feed only on the false indigo plant, ''
Amorpha fruticosa'', and its range largely overlaps the host plant's. It was described by Olivier in 1795.
[Bezark, Larry G]
A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
Retrieved on 23 September 2019.
References
Megacyllene
Beetles described in 1795
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