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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) » Monochamini » Sawyers (Monochamus) » White-spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus)
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Lamiinae subfamily beetle - Monochamus scutellatus
Copyright © 2012 Dorothy E. Pugh

Lamiinae subfamily beetle - Monochamus scutellatus
North Carolina Arboretum, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
May 1, 2012
Size: 1 inch
Seen on a concrete walkway outside
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Contributed by Dorothy E. Pugh on 3 October, 2012 - 9:54am

i didn't expect seeing it that far south,
...but arboretum is not a part of the natural environment anyway.
please note that size data only help if measured in mm, otherwise the field is better left blank; estimates are useless for identification purposes, and more often mislead than help

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 3 October, 2012 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

 
Buncombe County...
is an interesting place. A lot of boreal clickers are being found there too. that northern stuff loves coming down the Appalachians in the the northern part of the Carolinas, TN, and GA!
… Blaine Mathison, 3 October, 2012 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
perils of political geography
another good example of how meaningless the administrative borders are, and how much misconception may be caused by using jurisdictional units to describe organism distribution.
as John Carr said the other day, "Southern Ontario counts as United States." (hope this doesn't get him in trouble; remember that South Park episode about war with Canada?)
in fact, though, neither Southern Ontario nor the United States counts as anything, as far as biogeography is concerned... too bad we cannot help ourselves thinking in states and countries.
… v belov, 3 October, 2012 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
thanks, BAM -- that's very good to know.
makes sense.
… v belov, 3 October, 2012 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

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