Asian long-horned beetle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asian long-horned beetle lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anoplophora glabripennis
Group	Beetles
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Cerambycidae

Where does the Asian long-horned beetle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian long-horned beetle in 6 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Canada, Germany, France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Switzerland
Canada (introduced)
South Korea
France (introduced)
Germany (introduced)
China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Asian long-horned beetle?

The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Cerambycidae, genus Anoplophora. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian long-horned beetle

The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), also known as the starry sky, sky beetle, or ALB, is native to the Korean Peninsula, northern and southern China, and disputably in northern Japan. This species has now been accidentally introduced into the eastern United States, where it was first discovered in 1996, as well as Canada, and several countries in Europe, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and UK.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian long-horned beetle (revision 1365474745), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q312378 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).