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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) » Onciderini » Twig Girdling Beetles (Oncideres) » Mesquite Girdler (Oncideres rhodosticta)
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Oncideres rhodosticta? - Oncideres rhodosticta - male - female
Copyright © 2017 Salvador Vitanza

Oncideres rhodosticta? - Oncideres rhodosticta - Male Female
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
September 11, 2017
I didn't expect this many beetles. Counted 57 of these beetles on the sheet! There were no other longhorn species. Not so good for the mesquite trees around...
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights.
Coordinates: 31.335360, -110.938017
Elevation: 3,936 ft.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 14 September, 2017 - 12:01am
Last updated 14 September, 2017 - 12:14pm

Mid-September is always the peak!
sometimes even October
… Pleocoma, 14 September, 2017 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Long-horned Beetles.

Did you see a lot of girdled branches?
… Brady Richards, 14 September, 2017 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
I haven't checked the mesquite branches yet
but it would be a good place to look to document the immature stages.
This morning, I learned that some people in Arizona call this beetle "the velcro bug" because once they grab your clothing they are not easy to dislodge. Usually, they are the only ones remaining on my blacklighting sheet after I shake it repeatedly.
… Salvador Vitanza, 14 September, 2017 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

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