Explanation of Names
Elaphidion mucronatum (Say 1823)
mucronatus = 'sharp-pointed'
Identification
Note very long femoral spines
Season
Adults active April-October.
(7)Food
Extremely polyphagous; hosts include most eastern hardwoods & shrubs.
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Also noted in bald cypress (Taxodium distichum).
(7)Life Cycle
Eggs are laid beneath bark of dead hardwoods. Larvae feed beneath the bark for the first year and feed deeper the second year.
Remarks
Adults come to lights, bait traps; very common
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