Hissing Longhorn

Tetrorea cilipes · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae

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Hissing Longhorn
Photo: Uwe Schneehagen, CC BY-SA

The Hissing Longhorn lives in New Zealand and its larvae make a distinct clicking sound. Adults appear from November to late January, with eggs laid in chewed bark and development taking from a few weeks to two years.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The larvae produce a characteristic clicking noise.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

Eggs are laid singly or in small groups on chewed bark of twigs. Incubation lasts 16 to 25 days, and some adults emerge after one year while others take two years. Pupal and adult stages each last about 24 to 36 days.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Adults are on the wing from November through late January.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Hissing Longhorn photo 2
Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, CC BY
Hissing Longhorn photo 3
Photo: Emily Roberts, CC BY
Hissing Longhorn photo 4
Photo: Ben Sale from Stevenage, UK, CC BY 2.0
Hissing Longhorn photo 5
Photo: Kane Fleury, CC BY

Same family (Cerambycidae)

House LonghornHouse LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your homeAsian Longhorned BeetleAsian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed Milkweed BeetleRed Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusWhite-spotted SawyerWhite-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your homeRed Pine Longhorn BeetleRed Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubraSpotted Longhorn BeetleSpotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrorea_cilipes

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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