Mesosa nebulosa (Fabricius, 1781)
(White-clouded Longhorn Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMesosa nebulosa (White-clouded Longhorn Beetle)
SubfamilyLAMIINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mesosa nebulosa (White-clouded Longhorn Beetle) :
1: Mesosa nebulosa (White-clouded Longhorn Beetle)
13 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Body and legs - close-up - dorsal view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Laugsand, A.E., Olberg, S. & Reiråskag, C. 2008 Notes on species of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) in Norway NJE Vol 55 (1): 1-6.

Mesosa nebulosa (White-clouded Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mesosa nebulosa (White-clouded Longhorn Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mesosa nebulosa (White-clouded Longhorn Beetle)
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