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Species Bellamira scalaris

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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 Lepturinae (Flower Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Lepturini
Genus Bellamira
Species scalaris (Bellamira scalaris)
Explanation of Names
Bellamira scalaris (Say 1827)
Size
17-26 mm(1)
Identification
Large, with short head and long "neck" (pronotum). Elytra "bottle-shaped", with somewhat variable markings. Male has expanded tip of abdomen (1)
Range
e. NA to e. TX - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
decayed hardwoods & pine(1); adults on flowers(3) and come to UV lights(1) (unlike most lepturines)
Season
mostly May-Aug (BG data)
Food
Larvae feed on decayed wood(1), adults take nectar/pollen at flowers (3)
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