Giant Female - Derobrachus hovorei

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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 » Prionini » Derobrachus » Palo Verde Root Borer (Derobrachus hovorei)

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Copyright © 2012 George Pollock

Giant Female - Derobrachus hovorei -

Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
July 10, 2012
Size: 94mm (3.75")

This is the largest example of this species I have ever seen. She was found laying eggs at the base of a Siberian elm.

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Contributed by George Pollock on 15 July, 2012 - 4:38pm
Last updated 24 July, 2014 - 10:02am

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