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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Ornithia zapotensis
Ornithia zapotensis

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae)​

-​Round-necked Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Cerambycinae)

-Tribe Dryobiinii

-Genus Ornithia

-Ornithia zapotensis


Ornithia mexicana is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is the only species of the genus Ornithia. Bore into wood, feeding on internal tissues and creating extensive galleries. Adults may feed on bark, nectar, or sap.

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