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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) » Saperdini » Saperda » Round-headed Apple Tree Borer (Saperda candida)
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Round-headed Apple Tree Borer - Saperda candida
Copyright © 2010 Stephen Gingold

Round-headed Apple Tree Borer - Saperda candida
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 28, 2010
Size: @3/4"
Found in a wet meadow

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Round-headed Apple Tree Borer - Saperda candida UI Longhorn Beetle? - Saperda candida
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Contributed by Stephen Gingold on 28 May, 2010 - 7:22am
Last updated 6 January, 2011 - 4:12am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Eric didn't dispute the ID; that's good enough for me. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 May, 2010 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ken.
Thanks for the move.
… Stephen Gingold, 28 May, 2010 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

Resembles
Round-headed Apple Tree Borer, Saperda candida.



Let's see if the experts agree.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 May, 2010 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ken!
That certainly looks right. Appreciate the ID.

I think you are correct, but I'll wait a bit before I move it since you suggest waiting for the experts. :-)
… Stephen Gingold, 28 May, 2010 - 7:39am login or register to post comments

 
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beautiful animal and picture!!
… Matt Edmonds, 28 May, 2010 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

 
No kidding!
I so hope to see one of these someday.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 May, 2010 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you Matt and Eric.
… Stephen Gingold, 28 May, 2010 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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