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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 » Trachyderini » Trachyderina » Tragidion » Tragidion deceptum
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Tar Wasp mimic - Tragidion deceptum
Copyright © 2010 Bob Beatson

Tar Wasp mimic - Tragidion deceptum
Mt. Bigelow, Santa Catalina Mts., Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 22, 2010
Size: 20-25mm
1st of 2. Looks like a Longhorn beetle mimicing a Tarantula Wasp. Ironically, I found a Robber Fly (Wyliea mydas) only 50 yards away that was also mimicing a Tarantula Wasp. I was birding and saw what I thought was a Tar. Wasp and almost didn't stop, but when it alighted on the oak leaf, it didn't look right, so luckily I took a second look. Can someone ID the beetle? Elev: 8540 ft Very strange.

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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 23 August, 2010 - 4:46pm
Last updated 23 August, 2010 - 7:36pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Dennis Haines, 23 August, 2010 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

 
careful...
there are a few Tragidion in AZ, all with a similar color pattern.
… Blaine Mathison, 23 August, 2010 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

Tragidion deceptum ?
I'm not an expert, but I think looks similar to this one :) or close species?

… Yurika Alexander, 23 August, 2010 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Yurika:
I think you got it. I looked through 60 pages of Longhorns on Bugguide, and didn't get anything close, so I figured I'd be looking until New Years if I continued - thanks again.
… Bob Beatson, 23 August, 2010 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

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