Adult Aristobia approximator typically are 19.5–36 mm (0.77–1.42 in) long.[4][5] It has a black body with yellow-orange spots, and black tufts on the basal antennomeres, similar to the related species Aristobia reticulator; however, A. approximator has tufts only on the 3rd antennal segment, while A. reticulator has tufts on segments 3, 4, and sometimes 5.[6]
^ abHawkeswood, T.J.; Sommung, B. (2017). "A record of Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1875)(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand with notes on host plant feeding". Calodema. 563: 1–3.
^Kawabe, Y., Ito, K. (2003) Disease and insect pest damage in afforested areas on acid sulphate soil in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Tropical Forestry 57: 25–33.
