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Bugs mating - Strangalia luteicornis

Bugs mating - Strangalia luteicornis
Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
June 17, 2006
There were lots of these bugs mating on lots of these flowers. I looked through the guide and I did not see this sp. there. What I think so far is:

Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flower Longhorns (Lepturinae) > ? > ?

These are beetles
in the longhorn family called Flower Longhorns - Lepturinae. Many similar images in this varied subfamily such as . Look through the Lepturinae pages in the guide while you wait for a more definitive answer.

 
thanks
thanks I did look through the guide and i just updated my post with more info. I am not sure on genus or sp. I did not see any thing there that looked like these.

 
Strangalia luteicornis
These are Strangalia luteicornis. Compare such images as:

Genus Strangalia has that very tapered abdomen, especially in the male. Within that genus, the elytral pattern is distinctive, though it does resemble that of Typocerus velutinus, which may be found alongside it:

Note the thicker body of Typocerus velutinus, and that it has a dark pronotum, head, and antennae, whereas Strangalia luteicornis has tan pronotum (with dark stripes), head, and antennae.

 
Lutecornis = light-colored horn in Latin
I always check the "horns" if there's any question which Strangelia it is.

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