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Long-horned Beetle? - Pyropyga decipiens
Copyright © 2013 Randy Tindall

Long-horned Beetle? - Pyropyga decipiens
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
June 5, 2012
Size: 10-13 mm
Insect was found on a composite wildflower ("Texas ????, common name) in our backyard. It appeared to be depositing eggs, and tiny white spheres appeared in other photos, although I wasn't able to get a pic of an egg actually being put down. So I suspect it's a female.

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Contributed by Randy Tindall on 4 January, 2013 - 5:36pm
Last updated 13 January, 2013 - 5:31pm

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… metrioptera, 13 January, 2013 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

looks a lot like Pyropyga decipiens (Lampyridae)...
...but the indicated size is way too big for that [i suspect it to be overestimated by 30-50%]
angles most unfortunate for identification purposes :/
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… v belov, 4 January, 2013 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Long-horned Beetle?
I added another image. I was guessing the size from memory, so I may have been way off. Your suggestion seems pretty close----still going over the images and info. Thanks much!
… Randy Tindall, 4 January, 2013 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

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