Friday, 5 June 2020

Longhorned Borer Beetle: Clytus ruricola

Subject:  Possible Maple Borer Beetle?
Geographic location of the bug:  Cold Spring, NY, USA
Date: 06/05/2020
Time: 10:24 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Found this near a pond on my deck. I’ve never seen a beetle like this before. I have no idea what this is.
How you want your letter signed:  Rich

Longhorned Borer Beetle

Dear Rich,
The Sugar Maple Borer is a much larger and even more colorful Beetle.  Your individual is also a member of the Longhorned Borer Beetle family Cerambycidae, and we believe we have identified it as 
Clytus ruricola, a species with no common name, thanks to images on BugGuide.  According to BugGuide:  “Larvae in decaying hardwoods, esp. maple (Acer)” so it is theoretically a “Maple Borer.” 

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source https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2020/06/05/longhorned-borer-beetle-clytus-ruricola/

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