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Species Plinthocoelium suaveolens - Bumelia Borer

Eastern Bumelia Borer - Plinthocoelium suaveolens

very large green and orange beetle - Plinthocoelium suaveolens

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Bumelia borer - Plinthocoelium suaveolens - male

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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