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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-Faced Longhorns (Lamiinae) » Saperdini » Saperda » Elm Borer (Saperda tridentata)
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Elm Borer Beetle - Saperda tridentata
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Elm Borer Beetle - Saperda tridentata
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 19, 2007
Size: 1/2"
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Comments : Please Help With ID.
Additional Questions :
Location Specifics :
Night or Day : Night
Came To Lights (Y or N or N/A) : Y
Flight Capable (Y or N) : Y
Plant : N/A
Tree : N/A
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I Think It Is :
Common Name : Elm Borer Beetle
Scientific Name : Saperda tridentata
Reference :
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CK # :
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 20 June, 2007 - 11:27pm
Last updated 8 February, 2008 - 1:13pm

Saperda tridentata
Looks like an elm borer to me. See what you think. (Marvin)
… Marvin and Jo Smith, 21 June, 2007 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Yes, I agree. It's an Elm Borer - Saperda tridentata. Thanks !
… Sam Houston, 21 June, 2007 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

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