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wasp mimic beetle? - Clytus ruricola
Copyright © 2008 Tim Eisele

wasp mimic beetle? - Clytus ruricola
Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
July 13, 2008
Size: 12 mm
This landed on my arm in the back yard. I thought it was a wasp while flying, but it was obviously a beetle once it landed.

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Contributed by Tim Eisele on 19 July, 2008 - 7:04am
Last updated 29 August, 2008 - 3:34pm

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 29 August, 2008 - 3:34pm

Yes,
Clytus ruricola (Olivier, 1795), possibly male.
You can see the same species at:http://www.cerambycoidea.com/foto.asp?Id=1637.
… Francesco Vitali, 19 July, 2008 - 9:22am

 
Thanks
Thanks for the ID, that is certainly it.
… Tim Eisele, 26 July, 2008 - 12:05pm

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