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Fungus longhorn - Strangalepta abbreviata - female
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Fungus longhorn - Strangalepta abbreviata - Female
Wendell State Forest, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
June 28, 2009
Size: 13mm (approx.)
Apparently dead from fungus. Note the hairs emerging from the thorax.

(Image rotated. It was head down.)
Contributed by John F. Carr on 28 June, 2009 - 7:12pm
Last updated 7 July, 2009 - 10:29am

Moved
Moved from Lepturini.
… v belov, 7 July, 2009 - 10:29am

My vote is for...
...a pale Strangalepta abbreviata, based on the apparent lack of a distinct collar at the apex of the pronotum. Lightening the dark shadows in the photo might help show if this is true.

p.s. somebody in the previous comments needs to close an italics tag :)
… Ted C. MacRae, 7 July, 2009 - 10:19am

Moved
Moved from Lepturopsis biforis.
… v belov, 28 June, 2009 - 9:56pm

don't think this belongs here; suspect Pidonia aurata
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… v belov, 28 June, 2009 - 9:55pm

Female....
This is a female of Lepturopsis biforis, according to my Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles by Doug Yanega.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 June, 2009 - 8:42pm

 
something else?
looking at yanega and some beetles in my collection it could also be a very pale Strangalepta abbreviata. pronotum looks too round and smooth as compared to those other two species.
… Frank Guarnieri, 29 June, 2009 - 8:29pm

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