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Species Neoclytus scutellaris

Wasp thing with no wings - Neoclytus scutellaris Small yellow and black beetle - Neoclytus scutellaris beetle - Neoclytus scutellaris Neoclytus scutellaris - Neoclytus scutellaris - female Neoclytus - Neoclytus scutellaris Longhorn - Neoclytus scutellaris Park Beetle - Neoclytus scutellaris Neoclytus scutellaris
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Neoclytus
Species scutellaris (Neoclytus scutellaris)
Other Common Names
Split-necked Neoclytus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neoclytus scutellaris (Olivier)
Orig. Comb: Callidium scutellare Olivier 1790
Size
7.5-23 mm(1)
Identification
Elytra have gray bases. Pronotum has yellow band.
Range
e. US (ON-FL to NE-c.TX) - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
mostly June-Sept (BG data)
Food
hosts: dead/dying hickory, rarely pine(3)
See Also
Neoclytus mucronatus (Fabricius) - lacks yellow pronotal band
- Range: e. US
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Contributed by Cotinis on 7 September, 2005 - 7:18pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 26 April, 2025 - 10:34pm

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