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Hickory Borer - Megacyllene caryae

near Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas, USA
October 31, 2012

Found near the Anacacho Mountains in Kinney County Texas. Sitting on a recently broken Mesquite tree limb. He was nibbling on the lichens (maybe chewing through them)Thank to v belov for the ID

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Hickory Borer - Megacyllene caryae

Mesquite Borer - Megacyllene caryae

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Contributed by Jason Penney on 31 October, 2012 - 10:39pm
Last updated 3 November, 2012 - 12:42am

Dan Heffern says: "Megacyllene caryae I believe.

"The photo doesn't show the bands on the elytra very well. It breeds in mesquite in S & W Texas. It also is out in the cooler months. The specimens of M. caryae which I have seen on fresh cut mesquite in Texas are a little larger than M. caryae which I have reared from hickory limbs picked up in the Midwest.
"M. robiniae is known from East Texas and eastward and is only found close to its host plant, Robinia."

Moved from Clytini.

… v belov, 2 November, 2012 - 10:39pm

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Moved

Moved from Mesquite Borer.

… v belov, 1 November, 2012 - 10:09pm

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care to elaborate on how the ID was obtained?

i'm not expert, but the beetle does not look like other specimens shown @ the Placosternus difficilis page -- i'd rather say this is the common Megacyllene robiniae

… v belov, 1 November, 2012 - 10:08pm

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Your Creds are better than mi

Your Creds are better than mine so I'll concede but my understanding of Megacyllene robiniae is that they feed exclusively on Black Locust of which there are none within MANY miles from where this one was found (probably hundreds of miles). This specimen was found with about four others gathered on a freshly broken Mesquite branch (their name-sake); indicative of a Mesquite Borer. I'll be interested to hear from the "Cerambycinae Experts" :) Thanks for the reply, I like back and forth, it helps me learn. I'll upload an alternate view of the same guy..

… Jason Penney, 2 November, 2012 - 1:57am

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for beetle/bug identification purposes, it is advisable to post the all-important dorsal view first; other angles may help but are mostly of minor importance, and often of little use if posted alone

… v belov, 2 November, 2012 - 10:51pm

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