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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) » Flower Longhorns (Lepturinae) » Desmocerini » Elderberry Longhorn Beetles (Desmocerus) » Elderberry Borer (Desmocerus palliatus)
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Beetle, found at around 8:00pm. It was sitting on some camphor I have growing. I have huge pine trees around my place. - Desmocerus palliatus
Copyright © 2007 Amber Spider

Beetle, found at around 8:00pm. It was sitting on some camphor I have growing. I have huge pine trees around my place. - Desmocerus palliatus
Paudash, North Hastings, Ontario, Canada
June 24, 2007
Size: one inch
The blue part of its wings are irridecent. It wasn't eating the camphor. Just sitting on it.
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Contributed by Amber Spider on 24 June, 2007 - 11:35pm
Last updated 12 July, 2007 - 3:32pm

Yes, but do you have Elderberry nearby?
Check out Desmocerus palliatus - Elderberry Borer in the guide here and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2007 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Elderberry Borer.
Thank you very much for helping me out with finding the name of this beetle. I think that I do have some elderberry around the yard. I didn't squish it (Elderberry Borer). I just took the photo. I think that it is a beautiful bug. Should I be concerned about it?
… Amber Spider, 25 June, 2007 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
No...
...elderberry is a native shrub that handles these insects fine. They are not pests and should be appreciated for their beauty.
… Ted C. MacRae, 24 August, 2007 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

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