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Species Mecas pergrata

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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 Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Phytoeciini
Genus Mecas
Species pergrata (Mecas pergrata)
Other Common Names
Pleasing Mecas
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mecas pergrata (Say)
Orig. Comb: Saperda pergrata Say, 1824
Size
6-12 mm(1)
Identification
reddish femora; gray elytra with narrow yellowish margins(1)(2)
Range
e. US to CO-NM / ne Mex - Map (3)(4)
Habitat
Adults on various flowers(2)
Season
mostly: Apr-July (4)
Food
larvae are stem & root borers of Aster and other Asteraceae(1)
Remarks
not particularly common in collections(3)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
3.The Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles, of southern Texas: a faunal survey (Coleoptera)
Hovore F.T., Penrose R.L., Neck R.W. 1987. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 283-334.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by tom murray on 21 December, 2007 - 10:39pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 19 December, 2023 - 1:29pm

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