Aristobia horridula  (Hope, 1831)

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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: ​Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Monochamini
Genus: Aristobia
Species: horridula
  • Common names: Pradu Stemborer
  • Distribution Sub-tropical China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Himalayan India, Penninsular India, Napal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Hosts: Dalbergia cochinchinensis; Pterocarpus macrocarpus; P. indicus; Xylia xylocarpa
  • Additional notes: Aristobia horridula is reported as the most important stem borer of Pterocarpus macrocarpus in Thailand where damage to P. macrocarpus plantations was as high as 83 percent (Hutacharern and Panya, 1996). 1.
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Image locations
Images of Aristobia horridula from Thailand.
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Aristobia horridula (Hope, 1831) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
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Aristobia horridula (Hope, 1831) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
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Aristobia horridula (Hope, 1831) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
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Aristobia horridula (Hope, 1831) Pai, Mae Hong Son, May 2018
References: 
1. Overview of forest pests - Thailand. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.