Identification
uniformly orange to reddish-brown body, legs, and antennae; eyes black; body long, slender, and cylindrical; pronotum same width as head but almost twice as long; elytra nearly parallel-sided, slightly wider than pronotum and 3-5 times longer
Range
most (?) of US and parts of southern Canada (NS QC ON)
Habitat
larvae on branches and twigs of host trees in spring
adults may be attracted to artificial light
Food
larvae feed on the twigs and branches of hickory, pecan, and other hardwoods, girdling the branches deeply enough to cause them to break before leafout in spring
See Also
P. pertenuis is similar but has conspicuous spine on 3rd antennal segment, and is restricted to coastal states of southeastern US (image: cerambycids.com)
Internet References
pinned adult image (insectimages.org)
image of damage to tree branch caused by larva (James Solomon, USDA Forest Services)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 12 March, 2005 - 2:35pm
Last updated 13 March, 2005 - 9:31am
