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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Neoclytus » Neoclytus scutellaris

Species Neoclytus scutellaris

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Neoclytus scutellaris (Olivier) - Neoclytus scutellaris Beetle - P9262863 - Neoclytus scutellaris Laurel Oak Invader - Neoclytus scutellaris - male Neoclytus scutellaris Gray-winged Neoclyt-Borer - Neoclytus scutellaris Gray-winged Neoclyt-Borer - Neoclytus scutellaris Neoclytus scutellaris TX sm Longhorn Beetle species? - Neoclytus scutellaris
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Neoclytus
Species scutellaris (Neoclytus scutellaris)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orig. Comb: Callidium scutellare Olivier 1790
Numbers
26 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Size
7-16 mm
Identification
Elytra have gray bases. Pronotum has distinctive band.
Range
Eastern North America, apparently widespread. Reported from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida, and no doubt many other states.
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
May-October (northeast). Reported June-July (North Carolina).
Life Cycle
Larvae feed in sapwood of (dead?) oaks, hickories, also grape.
Print References
Yanega, p. 122, fig. 116 (2)
Dillon, p. 602, plate LX (3)
Brimley, p. 215 (4)
Internet References
Florida Cerambycids--photos of male, female
Beetles of Florida
Oklahoma Wild Things
Coleoptera of Oklahoma
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
2.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
By Douglas Yanega
3.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
4.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 7 September, 2005 - 7:18pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 24 June, 2010 - 2:33pm

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