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ID Request -- Oplosia nubila? - Oplosia nubila
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ID Request -- Oplosia nubila? - Oplosia nubila
Leland, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
June 24, 2019
Size: ~1cm long w/o antennae
On Ascleipas syriaca on top of shady sandstone bluff with patches of remnant prairie. Identified on iNaturalist as this species.
Contributed by Angus Mossman on 16 January, 2021 - 7:31am
Last updated 16 January, 2021 - 9:39pm

You are correct...
There are only a few images of this species in the gallery - not a very common species - or at least not commonly encountered. I've reared it a couple of times from soft, decayed wood of basswood.
… Robert Androw, 16 January, 2021 - 9:41pm

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Moved from Long-horned Beetles.
… Robert Androw, 16 January, 2021 - 9:39pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Bruce Tilden, 16 January, 2021 - 9:16am

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