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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) » Dorcaschematini » Dorcaschema » Small Mulberry Borer (Dorcaschema alternatum)

Species Dorcaschema alternatum - Small Mulberry Borer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Dorcaschema alternatum (Say) - Dorcaschema alternatum Long-horned beetle - Dorcaschema alternatum Small Mulberry Borer - Dorcaschema alternatum Small Mulberry Borer - Dorcaschema alternatum Beetle.. Pine Sawyer perhaps? - Dorcaschema alternatum Dorcaschema alternatum in Virginia - Dorcaschema alternatum March-0BG.J.2008.02 - Dorcaschema alternatum Dorcaschema alternatum? - Dorcaschema alternatum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Dorcaschematini
Genus Dorcaschema
Species alternatum (Small Mulberry Borer)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dorcaschema alternatum (Say)
Orig. Comb: Saperda alternata Say 1823
Numbers
4 Nearctic spp.(1)
Size
7-16 mm(2)
Identification

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2012
Range
e. US, Ont. - Map (3)(4)
Season
Apr-Sep(3)
Food
Dead or dying branches of mulberry, osage orange(2)
Remarks
Common(2)
See Also
Microgoes oculatus (LeConte)
- Range: e. NA
Det. Michael C. Thomas, 2012
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.New World Cerambycidae Catalog
2.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
3.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 9 June, 2006 - 4:24pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 25 April, 2022 - 9:21am

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