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Sculptured Pine Borer - Chalcophora virginiensis
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Sculptured Pine Borer - Chalcophora virginiensis
Harris County, Texas, USA
August 23, 2015
Identified by location. It appears that C. virginiensis is the only Chalcophora that ranges into Texas.
Contributed by Jose Hernandez on 14 May, 2016 - 12:47am

Nice shots!
C. angulicollis also ranges in Texas
… Pleocoma, 14 May, 2016 - 2:16am

 
Maybe I misunderstood.
The article at
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2014_maier_c001.pdf
refers to the two species as allopatric. Referring to C. Angulicollis, it includes the following statement: "Records of this species from Texas (Nelson et al. 2008) were based on a misidentification of C. virginiensis (Westcott and Bellamy 2013)."
I am a rank amateur that does not understand many of the terms used in such articles.
BugGuide also does not include Texas in the range of C. Angulicolis.
… Jose Hernandez, 14 May, 2016 - 7:17am

 
Oh
Could be
… Pleocoma, 14 May, 2016 - 11:18am

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