Aristobia approximator  (Thomson, 1865)

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Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: ​Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Monochamini
Genus: Aristobia
Species: approximator

  • Common names: Tuft-bearing Longhorn Beetle.
  • Distribution: China, India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Mayanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Hosts: Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Casuarina junghuhniana.
  • Additional notes: Known to attack Pterocarpus macrocarpus in Thailand. It has also been reported causing minor damage to young shoots of Casuarina junghuhniana in planted forests. (1)
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Image locations
Images of Aristobia approximator from Thailand.
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Pai, Mae Hong Son, August 2017
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Pai, Mae Hong Son, June 2017
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Boring a hole, Pai, Mae Hong Son, June 2017
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Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) Ovipositing, Pai, Mae Hong Son, June 2017
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Aristobia approximator, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chainag Mai, Nov 2020
References: 
Coleoptera Atlas
GBIF
(1) Overview of forest pests - Thailand. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.