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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) » Prioninae » Callipogonini » Trichocnemis » Ponderous Borer (Trichocnemis spiculatus)
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What kind of beetle am I? - Trichocnemis spiculatus
Copyright © 2011 Dawn

What kind of beetle am I? - Trichocnemis spiculatus
McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA
September 26, 2011
Size: A little over 2 inches
People I have asked have told me it is a June bug but I can't find a picture of a June bug that resembles this guy. I have seen a picture of a Titan Beatle that most closely resembles the shape and the length of antenae in comparison to the body size. Also the mandibles are not like that of the June bugs in our area. He also was found in the daytime out in the sun he doesn't seem nocturnal as most june bugs are considered.
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Contributed by Dawn on 26 September, 2011 - 1:03pm
Last updated 31 October, 2011 - 1:30am

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… v belov, 31 October, 2011 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 19 October, 2011 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Not a June bug
June bugs are usually the common name of a batch of scarabs (Scarabaeidae) in the subfamily melolonthinae...This is a Longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae, Subfamily Prioninae) and yes is in the same family as the Titan beetle...
… Guy A. Hanley, 26 September, 2011 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Is this common to the northwest?
Is this longhorn beetle common to the NW. I live Oregon towards the coast and have all my life and never seen one. Just wondering as if it isn't native is it destructive to our plant life and should it be released back into the wild? I am reading about some of the long horn being destructive to certain types of spruce.
… Dawn, 26 September, 2011 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Prioninae
are nocturnal, so you just happened across one out during the day, they are attracted to lights, like those found at car lots and such, and usually stick around wooded area which are their habitat...I believe that most insects are "common" if found at the right place at the right time...you just got lucky in finally seeing one! Yes it is native to where you are at, and I would suggest releasing it if you like.
… Guy A. Hanley, 26 September, 2011 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
i'm pretty sure this is Trichocnemis spiculatus
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… v belov, 26 September, 2011 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
with v on the species....
… Guy A. Hanley, 26 September, 2011 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Newbie to this
So what is it when you add a v to the species Guy. I am completely curious now and didn't find anything different on a search so I am now asking you....
… Dawn, 26 September, 2011 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry
I was agreeing with v belov in what he stated was the species in his post. Sorry for the confusion
… Guy A. Hanley, 26 September, 2011 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank yo
I appreciate the work to find the exact scientific name for this guy. My kids will be so excited. I'm imagining a trip to school is in this guys future...
… Dawn, 26 September, 2011 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the facts Guy i
Thank you for the facts Guy it is much appreciated and now onto fact finding. The kids will be home soon and it is learning time about our newest find in nature.
… Dawn, 26 September, 2011 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

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