thunderbolt beetle

English

Etymology

Named in reference to the zigzag pattern on its back.

Noun

thunderbolt beetle (plural thunderbolt beetles)

1. (dated) A long-horned beetle (Sarosesthes fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunks of oak and chestnut trees.

References

• Sarosesthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sarosesthes fulminans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Clytini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “thunderbolt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.