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cerambycidae

  1. Cottonwood Borer.jpg

    Cottonwood Borer.jpg

    Cottonwood Borer (Plectrodera scalar: Cerambycidae) They range in length from 2.2- 4.0 cm (0.87-1.6 in). Photographed on an eastern cottonwood tree (Populus deltoides: Salicaceae). This will be my last post for a week or so. I will be on line tonight to look at pictures and make comments. My...
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    • brazos center bryan cerambycidae cottonwood borer plectrodera scalater texas usa
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Bumelia Borer.jpg

    Bumelia Borer.jpg

    Bumelia Borer (Plinthocoelium suaveolens: Cerambycidae) 2.54-4.0 cm ( 1.0-1.6 in) long. Photographed on peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea: Vitaceae).
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    • bumelia borer cerambycidae college station lick creek nature center plinthocoelium suaveolens texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Strange Virile Bycid.jpg

    Strange Virile Bycid.jpg

    Strange Virile Bycid (Strangalia virilis: Cerambycidae) male. This long-horned beetle ranges in size from 1.2-2.0 cm (0.47-0.79 in) long.
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    • brazos center bryan cerambycidae strangalia virilis strange virile bycid texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) Top of the tower at Canopy Tower. Canal Zone, Soberania National Park, Semaphore Hill, Panam Province, Panam. Tropical lowland rainforest (mixed evergreen and deciduous forest) at 234 m (768 ft) elevation.
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    • canal zone canopy tower cerambycidae longhorn beetle semaphore hill soberania national park
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle (Susuacanga stigmatica: Cerambycidae) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Building wall at headquarters. Mesquite woods with Tamaulipan Scrub in the Southern Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 7 m (23 ft) elevation.
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    • alamo cerambycidae hidalgo county longhorn beetle susuacanga stigmatica texas usa
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle (Mannophorus laetus: Cerambycidae) Photographed on Resinbush (Viguiera stenoloba: Asteraceae) Falcon State Park, Falcon Reservoir, Falcon Heights, Starr County, Texas, USA. Butterfly garden planted with native vegetation. Tamualipan Scrub within the South Texas Plains...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cerambycidae falcon heights falcon reservoir falcon state park longhorn beetle mannophorus laetus starr county texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Mesquite Borer

    Mesquite Borer

    Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficillis: Cerambycidae) 1.0-1.7 cm (0.4-0.7 in) long. Photographed on Tropical Threefold (Trixis inula: Asteraceae) National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the...
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    • cerambycidae hidalgo county mesquite borer mission placosternus difficilis texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle (Taeniotes sp.: Cerambycidae) 3.0-3.5 cm (1.2-1.4 in) long. Wildsumaco Lodge, back deck under lights at night. Napo Province, northeast of Narupa, Ecuador. Rain forest, subtropical elevational zone at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. Foothills of the eastern-slope of the Andes...
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    • cerambycidae ecuador. longhorn beetle napo province narupa taeniotes sp. wildsumaco lodge
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  9. Flower Long-horned Beetle

    Flower Long-horned Beetle

    Flower Long-horned Beetle (Strangalia fameica: Cerambycidae) 1.0-1.7 cm (0.39-0.67 in) long. Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
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    • brazos county brazos valley arboretum bryan cerambycidae flower long-horned beetle strangalia fameica texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
  10. Milkweed Longhorn Beetle

    Milkweed Longhorn Beetle

    Milkweed Longhorn Beetle (Tetraopes thermophilus: Cerambycidae) This species ranges in size from 1.3-1.8 cm (0.51-0.71 in) long. Photographed on Red Lovegrass (Eragrostis secundiflora: Poaceae). Grimes County, Texas, USA east of Panther Creek. Roadside, Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area on...
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    • cerambycidae grimes county milkweed longhorn beetle tetraopes thermophilus texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  11. Cottonwood Borer

    Cottonwood Borer

    Cottonwood Borer (Plectrodera scalator: Cerambycidae) This large long-horned beetle reaches lengths of 2.5-4.0 cm (1.0-1.6 in) and widths up to 1.2 cm (0.47 in). Photographed on an ash tree in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Urban, park-like...
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    • brazos county cerambycidae college station cottonwood borer plectrodera scalator texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Mesquite Borer

    Mesquite Borer

    Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficilis: Cerambycidae) This long-horned beetle ranges from 10-17 mm (0.39-0.67 in) long. Photographed on Queen Annes Lace (Daucos carota: Apiaceae) north Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Disturbed roadside at ca. 91 m (300 ft)...
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    • cerambycidae mesquite borer placosternus difficilis
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Long-horned Beetle

    Long-horned Beetle

    Long-horned Beetle (Lagocheirus binumeratus: Cerambycidae) This beetle was found under night lights at the Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama along Ro Guayabo surrounded by secondary riparian humid forest at ca. 622 m (2,042 ft) elevation.
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    • beetle binumeratus cerambycidae lagocheirus long-horned panama
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Long-horned Beetle

    Long-horned Beetle

    Long-horned Beetle (Neoptychodes candidus: Cerambycidae) This beetle is ca. 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long. Photographed in El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Lodge wall along the Ro Guayabo riparian, secondary humid forest at ca. 622 m (2,042 ft) elevation.
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    • beetle candidus cerambycidae cocle province long-horned neoptychodes panama
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Hovore's Neck-Lined Bycid

    Hovore's Neck-Lined Bycid

    Hovore's Neck-Lined Bycid (Parevander hovorei: Cerambycidae) This longhorned beetles body is ca. 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. Photographed in Falcon State Park, Falcon Heights, Starr County, Texas, USA. Tamaulipan scrub in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 83 m (272 ft) elevation.
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    • bycid cerambycidae county falcon hovore's hovorei neck-lined parevander starr state park texas usa
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Bumelia Borer

    Bumelia Borer

    Bumelia Borer (Plinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolens: Cerambycidae) These large longhorn beetles range from 2.5-4.0 cm (1.0-1.6 in) long. Photographed this odd 5-legged beetle in my driveway (lol). Dead, I assume the ants had already claimed a leg. I recognized this as a Bumelia Borer but I...
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    • borer brazos bryan bumelia cerambycidae county plinthocoelium suaveolens texas usa
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Mesquite Borer

    Mesquite Borer

    Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficilis: Cerambycidae) Their bodies are 1.0-1.7 cm (0.39-long. Photographed this long-horned beetle northwest of Raymondville, Refugio County, Texas, USA near La Sal Vieja Lake on Gumhead (Gymnosperma glutinosum: Asteraceae) Disturbed coastal prairie converted to...
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    • cerambycidae la sal vieja lake mesquite borer placosternus difficilis raymondville refugio county texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. Huisache Girdler

    Huisache Girdler

    Huisache Girdler (Oncideres pustulata: Cerambycidae) This large girdler is 17-27 mm long. The girdler inhabits the Gulf Coastal Prairie, South Texas and Lower Rio Grande Valley Regions. It primarily attacks huisache, tepeguaje and mimosa but will also girdle mesquite, retama, Texas ebony and...
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    • brownsville cameron county cerambycidae huisache girdler oncideres pustulata rio grande texas u.s.a.
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  19. Cerambycidae

    Cerambycidae

    I have had some trouble to specify these beetles. Is there anyone who can help me?
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    • Category: Invertebrates
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