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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) » Saperdini » Saperda » Elm Borer (Saperda tridentata)
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colorful beetle - Saperda tridentata
Copyright © 2006 Arlene Ripley

colorful beetle - Saperda tridentata
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
June 21, 2006
Size: about 17 mm
A longhorn??
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 18 August, 2006 - 4:22pm
Last updated 18 August, 2006 - 8:19pm

Thanks...
...should I move this to the Guide under Saperda or S. tridentata?
… Arlene Ripley, 18 August, 2006 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Done!
Just as easy to move as to answer, so we did!
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2006 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Possibly
Using Yanega's guide (1), this looks like Saperda tridentata. I don't think the elytra are punctate enought for lateralis, but I may be wrong. Also, tridentata tends to have a lighter bluish colering on the elytra. I think it's a male, but I'm not sure.
… Matthew Roth, 18 August, 2006 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Dang.
I always get those two confused....
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 August, 2006 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Fine shot of a Saperda species, probably S. lateralis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 August, 2006 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

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