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Ash and Pivot Borer? - Tylonotus bimaculatus
Copyright © 2008 Andrew Meeds

Ash and Pivot Borer? - Tylonotus bimaculatus
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
July 27, 2008
Size: 5/8 inch
Saved this from drowning in a pond and was astonished by the colors. Real pretty longhorn. Ash and Pivot Borer?

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Ash and Pivot Borer? - Tylonotus bimaculatus Ash and Pivot Borer? - Tylonotus bimaculatus
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 27 July, 2008 - 4:01pm

Yes, kind of:-)
It is an "ash and PRIVET borer." Then again, if it was spinning around on one leg, it would indeed be a "pivot" borer:-) Thanks for giving me a laugh.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 July, 2008 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
That's totally what I said...
Resident comedian right here. :P
… Andrew Meeds, 27 July, 2008 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

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