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Species Clytus ruricola

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Clytus
Species ruricola (Clytus ruricola)
Other Common Names
Le Longicorne des champs (French)
Size
10-15 mm
Identification
Middle U-shaped band is distinctive, though Xylotrechus schaefferi has a smilar pattern. Xylotrechus have very short antennae, only reaching back to rear of pronotum. Antennae of Clytus reach back to mid-elytra. Also, antennae of C. marginicollis appear to be brownish, darkening to black at tips. Antennae of X. schaefferi appear to be all dark.
Range
Northeastern North America. Quebec, extending south at least to Carolinas, Georgia.
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
May-August (northeastern United States), reported June-July (Minnesota)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on decaying hardwoods, especially Maple Acer species.
Print References
Yanega, p. 120, fig. 119, plate 11 (1)
Dillon, p. 603, plate LIX #5 (2)