Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Tetraopini » Phaea » Phaea canescens

Species Phaea canescens

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Phaea canescens (LeConte) - Phaea canescens Longhorn - Phaea canescens Longhorn - Phaea canescens
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Tetraopini
Genus Phaea
Species canescens (Phaea canescens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phaea canescens (LeConte)
Orig. Comb: Tetrops canescens LeConte 1852
Explanation of Names
canescens (L). "becoming gray" (1)
Numbers
2 spp. n. of Mex. (2)
Size
9-12 mm (3)
Range
High Planes of sc US (ne NM - nw TX - sw KS - e CO) (4)
Season
late May to early June (4)
Food
Larvae host on fresh shoots of Bush Morningglory (Ipomoea leptophylla, Convolvulaceae) (Chemsak, 1999)(4)
Life Cycle
Adults have been collected in numbers in late May to early June on fresh shoots of I. leptophylla from the High Plains area of northern Texas, Oklahoma Panhandle, northeastern New Mexico, southwestern Kansas, and eastern Colorado (TAMU, EGRC, and DJHC). (5)(4)
Remarks
Reports of larvae in alder (Alnus, Betulaceae), e.g. (3) are in error. (Chemsak, 1999)(4)
Print References
Chemsak, J.A. 1999. Revision of the genus Phaea Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Occasional Papers of the Consortium Coleopterorum 3(1): 36-101.
LeConte, J.L. 1852. An attempt to classify the longicorn Coleoptera of the part of America north of Mexico. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 2(2): 99-112, 139-178.
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
3.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
4.Larval host plant records, distributional records, and biological information on North American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera).
Heffern, D.J., J. Vlasak, and R.L. Alten. 2018. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 72(4): 739-751.
5.Texas A&M University Insect Collection (TAMUIC)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 13 January, 2010 - 7:34am
Last updated 9 September, 2021 - 9:59am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact