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Chalcophora - Chalcophora virginiensis
Copyright © 2018 Steven Wang

Chalcophora - Chalcophora virginiensis
Sam Houston Natl. Forest, Walker County, Texas, USA
March 31, 2018
Size: 29.5mm
Strong sutural spine on the tips of elytra, is it C. georgiana? This key from Maier and Ivie does not record georgiana from Texas.

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Contributed by Steven Wang on 28 May, 2018 - 5:02pm
Last updated 15 July, 2018 - 3:36pm

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… Steven Wang, 15 July, 2018 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 15 July, 2018 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

The color of your specimen is
The color of your specimen is a difficult to see but C. Georgiana usually has a coppery color to it. C. virginiensis, which is known from Texas, can also have strong sutural spines. Looking at the 28 specimens of virginiensis I have, roughly a third of them have strong sutural spines. If your specimen is a male you can pull the genitalia, it looks quite different than virginiensis. Chances are it is C. virginiensis but C. Georgiana is found in LA and your specimen is from eastern TX, so it's possible. All three of C. Georgiana's plant hosts are known from eastern TX and in Walker Co. To know for sure I would need to see the specimen or have more detailed images.
… Jason Hansen, 29 May, 2018 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

 
Chalcophora virginiensis
I took a look at some of MEM's specimens and the one I've got is definitely C. virginiensis based on color, their georgiana is far more coppery in color compared to my specimen
… Steven Wang, 15 July, 2018 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

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