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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 » Callichromatini » Plinthocoelium » Bumelia Borer (Plinthocoelium suaveolens)

Species Plinthocoelium suaveolens - Bumelia Borer

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Callichromatini
Genus Plinthocoelium
Species suaveolens (Bumelia Borer)
Numbers
Two spp. recognized, but P. schwarzi may actually be a subspecies.
Size
25-40 mm
Identification
Large, metallic green, blue, or bronze. Femora red.
Range
Central and southeastern United States: Delaware west to Missouri and southward.
Season
May-September
Life Cycle
Larvae are trunk and root borers of Tupelo (Nyssa), Bumelia, and Mulberry (Morus). Adults are attracted to UV lights and bait.
Remarks
Highly variable
Print References
Yanega, p. 52, figs. 219a-b (1)
Internet References
Giff Beaton
Cerambycidae of Florida
Beetles of Florida

Texas Entomology - Mike Quinn
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
By Douglas Yanega
Contributed by Cotinis on 30 October, 2005 - 8:33pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 September, 2008 - 10:16am

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