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Flat-headed Appletree Borer? - Xylotrechus sagittatus
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Flat-headed Appletree Borer? - Xylotrechus sagittatus
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
October 17, 2020
Size: 1/2 inch

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Contributed by robinhood on 22 October, 2020 - 3:08pm
Last updated 22 October, 2020 - 8:09pm

Xylotrechus sagittatus...
is a common borer in dead pines. The diffuse pubescence on the elytra and the small spine on the outer angle of the elytral apices help ID this species.
… Robert Androw, 22 October, 2020 - 8:11pm

Moved
Moved from Long-horned Beetles.
… Robert Androw, 22 October, 2020 - 8:09pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Bruce Tilden, 22 October, 2020 - 3:19pm

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