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Ortholeptura insignis
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Copyright © 2009
Gary McDonald
Cerambycid of some kind -
Ortholeptura insignis
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
May 16, 2009
Size: ~23mm total length.
Came to black light. (live oak/chaparral habitat). Similar to
and
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Contributed by
Gary McDonald
on 21 May, 2009 - 8:21pm
Last updated 9 August, 2010 - 3:07pm
Moved
Moved from
Ortholeptura valida
.
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v belov
, 9 August, 2010 - 3:07pm
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ahhh
Hi folks, just to throw my two cents in here ... I think these photos are of O. insignis, which is known from the coastal ranges in central and southern California, rather than O. valida. Note that the elytral vittae are contiguous, which is a good first indication.
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Ian Swift
, 14 January, 2010 - 4:48pm
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Moved
Moved from
Longhorned Beetles
.
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v belov
, 25 June, 2009 - 12:58pm
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it's for sure none of the three
...but
Ortholeptura valida
is definitely a good candidate
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v belov
, 21 May, 2009 - 9:21pm
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I agree...
...Ortholeptura valida.
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Ted C. MacRae
, 25 June, 2009 - 10:43am
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Thank you v belov & Ted
for the species ID.
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Gary McDonald
, 26 June, 2009 - 10:32am
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