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This bug was in the house, it can walk and fly. Rural Oklahoma on March 5 with temps in the 70's. - Megacyllene caryae
Copyright © 2009 Logan

This bug was in the house, it can walk and fly. Rural Oklahoma on March 5 with temps in the 70's. - Megacyllene caryae
Broken Arrow, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA
March 5, 2009
Size: Body approx. 1 inch
I am curious what type of bug this is. It is not a bug we have seen before. The colors are somewhat distorted since it was in a bottle when the photo was taken (we released the bug without harming it after we took the photo). It is black with bright yellowish green pattern on it body.
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Contributed by Logan on 5 March, 2009 - 7:11pm
Last updated 15 March, 2009 - 2:48pm

I think this is a Locus Borer
I think this is a Locus Borer Megacyllene robiniae.
… Bettina Bergh, 5 March, 2009 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

I dont know much about beetles
But it appears to match with images of Megacyllene caryae, here:
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Location and date check out also.
… Chris Mallory, 5 March, 2009 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Correct.
It is indeed the "hickory borer." Please see my recent blog on "firewood insects" at http://bugeric.blogspot.com for more info:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 March, 2009 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

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