Tragocephala variegata

Tragocephala variegata, the longhorn shoot borer, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Varietas

Tragocephala variegata var. albida Aurivillius, 1923Tragocephala variegata var. chevrolatii White, 1856Tragocephala variegata var. kaslica Thomson, 1878Tragocephala variegata var. nigropunctata Harold, 1878Tragocephala variegata var. sulphurea Breuning, 1934

''Tragocephala variegata var. vittata''

Description

Tragocephala variegata can reach a body length of about. These longhorn beetles have yellow elytra with irregular black markings. Pronotum is divided by a central longitudinal yellow stripe.
These beetles feed on Baobab, Spanish Cedar, Mango, Blackeyed Pea, Senegal Mahogany.

Distribution

This species can be found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but there have been minor sightings in other Central African countries.