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Spotted Pine Sawyer - Monochamus obtusus -

In Westwood - elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
June 21, 2009
Size: 21mm

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Spotted Pine Sawyer - Monochamus obtusus - male

Spotted Pine Sawyer - Monochamus obtusus - male

Contributed by Jim Moore on 5 July, 2011 - 2:26am
Last updated 21 January, 2024 - 11:40am

Several characters help

ID this specimen as M. obtusus - the short body/width ratio, the non-dentate elytral apices and the small body size.

… Robert Androw, 21 January, 2024 - 11:41am

Moved

Moved from White-spotted Sawyer.

… Robert Androw, 21 January, 2024 - 11:40am

Thanks Joel!

This specimen threw me off with all the white spots on the elytra. Both species are quite common in this area. Most specimens of Monochamus scutellatus around here are mostly spotless, except for the scutellum - as in this specimen:

And the Monochamus clamator specimens are always very spotted, but without the prominent white scutellum.

Moved from Spotted Pine Sawyer.

… Jim Moore, 13 September, 2013 - 12:12pm

This looks a lot like Monocha

This looks a lot like Monochamus Scutellatus.

… Joel Vandermeulen, 27 July, 2013 - 2:48pm

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