Moneilema variolare information

Moneilema variolare
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Genus:	Moneilema
Species:	M. variolare
Binomial name
	Moneilema variolare; (Thomson, 1867)

Moneilema variolare is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.^[1] It was described by Thomson in 1867.^[1] It has been identified as a pest on Lophocereus marginatus. Adults feed on L. marginatus, and females then lay eggs inside the plant.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 July 2012.
^ Quezada-Salinas, Andrés; Moreno-Velázquez, Magnolia; Bautista-Martínez, Néstor; Espinoza-Mendoza, Mario; Camacho-Tapia, Moisés; Andrade-Hoyos, Petra; Martínez-Rosas, Román; Rodríguez-Mendoza, Johan (13 May 2021). "Behavior and characterization of Moneilema variolare (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a new pest to Pachycereus marginatus". Phytoparasitica. 49: 829–839 – via Springer Link.

[plant-cdfa-1] Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 July 2012.

[2] Quezada-Salinas, Andrés; Moreno-Velázquez, Magnolia; Bautista-Martínez, Néstor; Espinoza-Mendoza, Mario; Camacho-Tapia, Moisés; Andrade-Hoyos, Petra; Martínez-Rosas, Román; Rodríguez-Mendoza, Johan (13 May 2021). "Behavior and characterization of Moneilema variolare (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a new pest to Pachycereus marginatus". Phytoparasitica. 49: 829–839 – via Springer Link.