Rutpela maculata ab disconotata (Pic., 1908)
(a longhorn beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
AberrationRutpela maculata ab disconotata (a longhorn beetle)
SpeciesRutpela maculata (Harlequin Longhorn, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle)
TribeLepturini (a tribe of longhorn beetles)
SubfamilyLEPTURINAE (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 Rutpela maculata ab disconotata (a longhorn beetle) :
1: Rutpela maculata ab disconotata (a longhorn beetle)
27 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Visiting flowers of Hemp Agrimony & Hogweed
Image 1: Dorsal - antennae alongside bodyImage 2: Dorsal - antennae spreadImage 3: Dorsal - antennae spread (2)Image 4: Lateral
2: Rutpela maculata ab disconotata (a longhorn beetle)
25 Jun 1974 OSGR: SE54 53° 60’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Dorsolateral view - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Laterodorsal view - close-up - enlarged

Rutpela maculata ab disconotata (a longhorn beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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