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Longhorn Flower Beetle - Typocerus velutinus - female
Copyright © 2008 John F. Carr

Longhorn Flower Beetle - Typocerus velutinus - Female
Wachusett Mountain, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 3, 2008
Size: 12 mm
Strangalia or Typocerus, I presume.

Half of a mating pair. The male crawled off her and left when I approached. The male had smaller yellow spots.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 4 August, 2008 - 7:52pm
Last updated 5 August, 2008 - 6:30am

Typocerus velutinus
They are other characters but typically species of Strangalia are narrower and more elongate than species of Typocerus.
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