Scatopyrodes angustus
| Scatopyrodes angustus | |
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| Male and female from Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Scatopyrodes |
| Species: | S. angustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scatopyrodes angustus (Taschenberg, 1870)
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Scatopyrodes angustus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Description[edit]
These large beetles are sexually dimorphic. The males are greenish-brown, while the females are much larger than males and have a more evidently green reflection. They are commonly nocturnal and borers whose larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.
Distribution[edit]
This species can be found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.