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Species Judolia instabilis

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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 Judolia
Species instabilis (Judolia instabilis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Judolia instabilis (Haldeman) 1847
Syn: Anoplodera instabilis (Haldeman)
For complete synonymy see Biolib .
Numbers
10 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Size
6 - 15 mm (2)
Identification

Rather variable, with elytral patterns ranging from all-black to pale yellow with black spots (see Internet References below for photos of type specimen).
Range
w. N. Amer. / NW Mex. (1)
Season
mostly: Jun-Aug (BG data)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on pines.
See Also
Judolia cordifera--found in East, but possibly some overlap in range
Print References
Yanega, p. 34, figs. 84a, 84b (3)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
2.Field Guide to Beetles of California
Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue. 2006. University of California Press.
3.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.