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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) » Monochamini » Plectrodera » Cottonwood Borer (Plectrodera scalator)
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Strange Oklahoma Beetle - Plectrodera scalator
Copyright © 2009 Herk_Man

Strange Oklahoma Beetle - Plectrodera scalator
Oklahoma City, OK, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA
September 17, 2009
Size: Body 2.5in. Ant. 1.5in.
Very large beetle. Can't find it on the bug guide. Son doing a science assignment to take pictures of and give common names of various critters. Help appreciated.
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Contributed by Herk_Man on 17 September, 2009 - 11:51am
Last updated 17 September, 2009 - 2:01pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 17 September, 2009 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

Cottonwood borer.
This is an adult cottonwood borer, Plectrodera scalator, in the longhorned woodborer family Cerambycidae. Great find. Someday I will see one (sigh).
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 September, 2009 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
It's actually on a cottonwood tree. Does it pose a threat to the trees? They are pretty mature.
… Herk_Man, 17 September, 2009 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

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Plectrodera scalator - Cottonwood Borer. See here.
… Sam Houston, 17 September, 2009 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

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