Plagionotus arcuatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It exhibits Batesian mimicry, visually resembling a wasp of the genus Vespula.
Taxonomy Plagionotus arcuatus contains the following varieties/subspecies: Plagionotus arcuatus var. descarpentriesi Plagionotus arcuatus var. pseudoreichei Plagionotus arcuatus var. stupidus Plagionotus arcuatus ghidottii Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2011 Plagionotus arcuatus kirgizicus Lazarev, 2010 Plagionotus arcuatus lugubris (Ménétriés, 1832) Plagionotus arcuatus multiinterruptus Pic, 1933 Plagionotus arcuatus shirazensis Królik et al., 2021
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