Rutpela maculata ab apicalis (Kauf. 1946)
(a longhorn beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
AberrationRutpela maculata ab apicalis (a longhorn beetle)
SpeciesRutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle)
TribeLepturini (a tribe of longhorn beetles)
SubfamilyLEPTURINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rutpela maculata ab apicalis (a longhorn beetle) :
1: Rutpela maculata ab apicalis (a longhorn beetle)
7 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on flowers of Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: On Hemp Agrimony flowersImage 3: On Hemp Agrimony flowers (2)Image 4: On Hemp Agrimony flowers (3)Image 5: On Hemp Agrimony flowers (4)Image 6: On Hemp Agrimony flowers - close-upImage 7: On Hemp Agrimony flowers - close-up (2)Image 8: Preparing to flyImage 9: Preparing to fly (2)Image 10: Preparing to fly (3)

Rutpela maculata ab apicalis (a longhorn beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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