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Longhorned Beetle?
Copyright © 2009 marcie oconnor

Longhorned Beetle?
Our farm, near Praag, Wisconsin, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, USA
May 9, 2009
This beetle was sitting on a honeysuckle leaf, on a bush in the middle of an old, overgrown field.
Contributed by marcie oconnor on 10 May, 2009 - 4:11pm
Last updated 3 July, 2009 - 7:04am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 3 July, 2009 - 7:04am

Look in Elateridae - Click Beetles
Look in Elateridae - Click Beetles. Hopefully someone knows this family and can take it further. Please see Bug Guide here
Nice beetle!
… Maury J. Heiman, 10 May, 2009 - 4:50pm

 
Click Beetle
Thank you Maury - that certainly looks more like it.
… marcie oconnor, 10 May, 2009 - 4:55pm

 
possibly Ctenicera [i suspect one of the common spp.]
but the photo shows too little to tell with any certainty
… v belov, 10 May, 2009 - 5:30pm

 
Ctenicera sp.
Thank you! Is it worth moving to the guide, or should I frass it?
… marcie oconnor, 3 July, 2009 - 7:14am

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