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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) » Desmocerus auripennis
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desmocerus auripennis - Desmocerus auripennis
Copyright © 2007 William Ericson

desmocerus auripennis - Desmocerus auripennis
Nevada County, California, USA
July 10, 2007
beautiful beetle, caught crawling on a pine tree. reminds me of desomcerus.
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Contributed by William Ericson on 14 November, 2007 - 2:03pm
Last updated 14 December, 2007 - 8:47pm

Moved
Moved from Golden-winged elder borer.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 14 December, 2007 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Spelling error
The correct spelling for the species should be D. auripennis.
… Dennis Haines, 14 December, 2007 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

It IS!
I hope this is NOT the endangered one, the "Valley elder borer." It is state listed at the least, if not federally listed....
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 November, 2007 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
This is correct as the male D
This is correct as the male Desmocerus auripennis. When alive they have beautiful vermillion elytra. Unfortunate they fade rather quickly. I find that kill with cyanide hastens the fading process.
… Dennis Haines, 14 December, 2007 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
woops, nevermind, its not the
woops, nevermind, its not the endangered species. You scared the crap out of me though.
… William Ericson, 14 November, 2007 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry:-)
Just wanted to give you a heads up so you could frass it if it 'was' the endangered one:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 November, 2007 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
I would have been upset with
I would have been upset with myself if it was the endangered species. thanks for informing me though :)
… William Ericson, 19 November, 2007 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
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*deleted*
… William Ericson, 14 November, 2007 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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