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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) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Megacyllene » Amorpha Borer (Megacyllene decora)
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Megacyllene - Megacyllene decora
Copyright © 2006 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Megacyllene - Megacyllene decora
Farmland, Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA
September 3, 2006
Much much much better photo, though this one is a little atypical in markings

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 27 November, 2007 - 7:43pm
Last updated 30 December, 2008 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Amorpha Borer.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 30 December, 2008 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

This looks like the same individual
as the one in the image you frassed. I note your comment about its atypical markings. I suppose it would be best to have a typical one if there was only one photo representing this species. But once having a typical example, our series is best created from individuals representing the full gamut of markings and color, making this one a more valuable addition than shots of a more typical specimen. Enabling matching up with an aberrant specimen in hand is one of the main reasons for having a series, hence the desirability of rounding up the "outliers" of the species.
… Jim McClarin, 30 December, 2008 - 4:52am login or register to post comments

 
I'll move it back then :-)
I'll move it back then :-)
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 30 December, 2008 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

 
I wasn't lobbying for you to un-frass it
if in fact it is the same individual as shown above, only stating my opinion about how nice it is to get non-typical specimens on our species pages.
… Jim McClarin, 30 December, 2008 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
ohhh, then I'll frass it agai
ohhh, then I'll frass it again.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 30 December, 2008 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Neat
Neat longhorn beetle, and a good picture. You might consider temporarily removing the labels from specimens while photographing them. Makes for a cleaner shot.
… Brad Barnd, 27 November, 2007 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately I have a bad tr
Unfortunately I have a bad tremor, so I try not to maneuver the specimens too much by removing tage, besides, these are copy paper labels, not acid free stuff, I'll switch over eventually though
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 27 November, 2007 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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