Acalolepta cervina  (Hope, 1831)
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Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: ​Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Monochamini
​Genus: ​Acalolepta
Species: cervina

  • Common names: Teak canker grub (English)
  • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
  • Hosts: Tectona grandis (Teak)
  • Additional notes: Adults feed on the bark of teak saplings 2-8 years old and lay eggs on the stem beneath the bark, near ground level. Feeding and tunneling by larvae causes formation of a bulging canker all around the stem at which point the saplings may break.
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Image locations
Images of Acalolepta cervina from Thailand.
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Acalolepta cervina (Hope, 1831) Chiang Mai
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Acalolepta cervina (Hope, 1831) Chiang Mai
References: 
Old World Cerambycidae Catalog
Overview of forest pests - Thailand. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.