Acalolepta tincturata

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Acalolepta tincturata is a species of longhorn beetle in the Cerambycidae family. It was described by Francis Pascoe in 1866 and is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. It feeds on several trees, including rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), soft pine (Pinus patula), Spathodea campanulata, hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), and frangipani (Plumeria acutifolia).

Taxonomy:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Infraorder: Cucujiformia
- Family: Cerambycidae
- Genus: Acalolepta
- Species: tincturata
- Binomial name: Acalolepta tincturata
- Synonyms: Dihammus tincturatus; Monohammus tincturatus