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BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
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Species Plinthocoelium suaveolens

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 (Plinthocoelium suaveolens)
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.