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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) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Xylotrechus » Willow Borer (Xylotrechus insignis)
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Beetle? - Xylotrechus insignis
Copyright © 2005 mscaprikell

Beetle? - Xylotrechus insignis
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
June 28, 2005
Size: 1 inch
I think it is a Clytus ruricola; tried looking it up on my own... not sure though.
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Contributed by mscaprikell on 30 June, 2005 - 3:43pm
Last updated 20 November, 2009 - 8:15pm

Moved
Moved from Xylotrechus.
… v belov, 20 November, 2009 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clytus.
… v belov, 17 March, 2009 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

female Xylotrechus insignis, i believe
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… v belov, 4 January, 2009 - 6:08am login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by Doug Yanega: Xylotrechus insignis
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… v belov, 20 November, 2009 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

Clytus sp.
Can't argue with the genus, but the California Checklist shows 5 species - C. ruricola (see below) is not included. I see several differences.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 30 June, 2005 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

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