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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) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Megacyllene » Hickory Borer (Megacyllene caryae)
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Beetle from West Virginia - Megacyllene caryae
Copyright © 2006 Mike Mars

Beetle from West Virginia - Megacyllene caryae
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
One of a pair seen on a fence post.
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Contributed by Mike Mars on 5 April, 2006 - 4:12pm
Last updated 25 January, 2008 - 5:47pm

Moved
Moved from Megacyllene.
… tom murray, 25 January, 2008 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

Megacyllene caryae...
...the alternating yellow and white elytral bands of this spring species (date of photo?) are narrower than the yellow-only bands of the fall-active M. robiniae.
… Ted C. MacRae, 4 January, 2008 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Time of year??
This is a prime example of why dates when images are taken are so important. This could be either a hickory borer or a locust borer (most likely). Hickory borers are spring insects. Locust borers are fall insects.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 April, 2006 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

Locust Borer - Megacyllene?
See comparison images here. I like that two lines and two spots on your specimen are almost white. I don't think I've seen that before.
… Lynette Elliott, 5 April, 2006 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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