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Longhorned beetle - Cyrtophorus verrucosus

Longhorned beetle - Cyrtophorus verrucosus
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 26, 2009
Found on a dogwood flower (? maybe, Cornus Florida). My best guess is Cyrtophorus verrucosus.

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Longhorned beetle - Cyrtophorus verrucosus Longhorned beetle - Cyrtophorus verrucosus

Correct...
An eastern ant mimic species. The knobby shoulders are characteristic. Nice find.

 
Thanks, Ross!
I found three specimens and it seems abundant here.

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