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Monochamus scutellatus oregonensis - Monochamus scutellatus - male
Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Monochamus scutellatus oregonensis - Monochamus scutellatus - Male
Huntington Lake Rd. , Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California, USA
July 11, 2010
On log in recently cut woodpile within montane coniferous forest. These guys are impressive. Note the white scutellum. I'm presuming this is subspecies oregonensis, as that's the only lower rank M. scutellatus taxon listed in Evans & Hogue(1) and the California Beetle Database.

Also visible at lower right is a festive-looking buprestid compadre of the Sawyer.
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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 3 September, 2010 - 10:37pm
Last updated 28 October, 2010 - 10:46pm

Hi Aaron, the picture of the
Hi Aaron, the picture of the buprestid is a little distant, but I would think its another Phaenops lecontei. They certainly were abundant that day.
… Dennis Haines, 28 October, 2010 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Dennis
(I corrected my erroneous reference to Chrysobothris.)
… Aaron Schusteff, 28 October, 2010 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

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