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Anoplophora glabripennis

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Noun1.Anoplophora glabripennis - a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
Asian longhorned beetle
beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings


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Showy beetles collected from the neighborhood trees stumped the experts until Richard Hoebeke, assistant curator of Cornell University's insect collection, recognized it as Anoplophora glabripennis, a well-known menace in China, Korea, and Japan.
Son of Long-Horned Beetles by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News
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