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Palo Verde root borer - Derobrachus hovorei - female
Copyright © 2006 Phillip Ruttenbur

Palo Verde root borer - Derobrachus hovorei - Female
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
August 2, 2006
Size: 3 inches
Palo Verde root borer - Derobrachus geminatus

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Contributed by Phillip Ruttenbur on 3 August, 2006 - 2:37pm
Last updated 3 August, 2006 - 8:00pm

Sure looks like
a Palo Verde root borer, Derobrachus geminatus, but let's see what the
experts say.
… Bob Beatson, 3 August, 2006 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I Agree
I Agree
… Phillip Ruttenbur, 3 August, 2006 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, and a female.
Females can be enormous, and have shorter, thinner antennae than the males.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 August, 2006 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Female?
This one was 3 inches long, the abdomen was plumped also, maybe full of eggs?
… Phillip Ruttenbur, 3 August, 2006 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Palo Verde Bug
We get them here out in East Mesa beginning in June. This year it began about the second week. We've seen them 5 inches long. The one you have there was so small I didn't think it was one of them.
… Kimberly L, 6 July, 2007 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

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