Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Lymexyloidea » Lymexylidae » Melittomma » Chestnut Timberworm (Melittomma sericeum)
Photo#564474
unid. beetle - Melittomma sericeum
Copyright © 2011 Andrew v. F. Block

unid. beetle - Melittomma sericeum
Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, USA
July 9, 2011
Size: ca. 15mm
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Andrew v. F. Block on 17 August, 2011 - 7:21pm
Last updated 31 July, 2015 - 11:51pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 20 August, 2011 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

Melittomma sericeum
I think it's a Lymexylid. Probably Melittomma sericeum, the Chestnut Timberworm. Not commonly seen!
… Frank Guarnieri, 18 August, 2011 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

 
You're right Frank, it certai
You're right Frank, it certainly looks like one.
… Andrew v. F. Block, 19 August, 2011 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Frank. Would be great
Thanks Frank. Would be great if it is.
… Andrew v. F. Block, 19 August, 2011 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact