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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Saperdini » Saperda » Hickory Saperda (Saperda discoidea)
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Another Small Unidentified Cerambycid - Saperda discoidea
Copyright © 2022 L. Wayne Thompson

Another Small Unidentified Cerambycid - Saperda discoidea
Titus, Elmore County, Alabama, USA
June 6, 2022
Size: body 1.75 cm
Attracted to porch light overnight.
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Contributed by L. Wayne Thompson on 6 June, 2022 - 9:24am
Last updated 6 June, 2022 - 11:32am

Saperda discoidea, female
This species is sexually dichromatic, whereby the males (see Photo#1700640) and females differ dramatically in color pattern.
… Robert Androw, 6 June, 2022 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again.
I'll be on the lookout for a male.
… L. Wayne Thompson, 6 June, 2022 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

 
Check the area for dead or dying hickory...
these can be taken on the surface of the wood at night using a headlamp...
… Robert Androw, 6 June, 2022 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Longhorn Beetles.
… Robert Androw, 6 June, 2022 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks again Robert.
… L. Wayne Thompson, 6 June, 2022 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

 
glad to help!
Your porch light is attracting some cool stuff!
… Robert Androw, 6 June, 2022 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bruce Tilden, 6 June, 2022 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

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