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Animal India - Batocera Rufomaculata
Mango tree borer or Mango trunk borer or Mango stem borer (Batocera rufomaculata) is a species of long-horn beetle and Pest of Mango in the family Cerambycidae. Attack by Mango stem borer often leads to the death of the tree. Tree death has been recorded in the Virgin Islands, Israel, Mauritius, India and Malaysia. Economic loss can follow when the tree attacked bears fruits or yields another product. A Mango stem borer insect flies and sits on the rusty iron netting of a window and then makes funny gestures with its legs and head Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 23/09/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #10538884 |
|---|---|
| Date Taken | |
| Location | N/A |
| Photographer | Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2025 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
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September 23
2023
23th September 2023
India WIldlife
Mango tree borer
Mango trunk borer
Mango stem borer
Batocera rufomaculata
long-horn beetle
Pest of Mango
family Cerambycidae
tree death
Virgin Islands
Israel
Mauritius
India
Malaysia
economic loss
fruit bearing tree
product yield
insect flight
rusty iron netting
window
funny gestures
insect legs
insect head
Tehatta
West Bengal
India
23/09/2023
Soumyabrata Roy
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