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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) » Acanthocinini » Astylidius » Astylidius parvus
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small longhorned beetle - Astylidius parvus
Copyright © 2022 Jim Moore1

small longhorned beetle - Astylidius parvus
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
September 6, 2022
Size: 2 cm (excluding antenna)?
Bridge over small river in deciduous woodland

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small longhorned beetle - Astylidius parvus small longhorned beetle - Astylidius parvus
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Contributed by Jim Moore1 on 13 September, 2022 - 1:28am
Last updated 13 September, 2022 - 9:53pm

Moved
Moved from Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles.
… Bob Biagi, 13 September, 2022 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 13 September, 2022 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

Size
Are you sure about the size, because it seem to be way too big. I'm not sure of the gender.
(maybe something like) Astylidius parvus:
… Bob Biagi, 13 September, 2022 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

 
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No I'm not sure about the size, as suggested by the question mark. My first impression was that it was the smallest longhorn beetle I had ever seen--but most of the longhorns I have seen have been pretty big. But it was at least 5mm.
… Jim Moore1, 13 September, 2022 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

 
This looks like
Astylidius parvus to me as well, although it doesn't seem to have the green tones the typical specimens have. However, the heavy mottling and banding is very typical for that species.
… Robert Androw, 13 September, 2022 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

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