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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) » Cerambycinae » Callidiini » Phymatodes » Phymatodes varius
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Longhorned Beetle - Phymatodes varius - female
Copyright © 2013 Dan Leeder

Longhorned Beetle - Phymatodes varius - Female
Blueberry Hill, Gibbsboro, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
May 15, 2013
Size: ~ 1 cm
Found with several similar beetles crawling quickly on the roots of a fallen tree in a swampy/"wetlands" area. They appeared to be searching for mates, this being one of the larger females of the group.

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Contributed by Dan Leeder on 15 May, 2013 - 6:41pm
Last updated 5 July, 2013 - 11:31pm

Yes, an all-black Phy. varius
Yes, an all-black Phy. varius.
… Ian Swift, 16 May, 2013 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
danke.
… v belov, 16 May, 2013 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I will be back in the area where I found these beetles sometime this week, so I will try to find them again and hopefully get better pictures.
… Dan Leeder, 16 May, 2013 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
I've added a few more images. Most are out of focus, but may help with id(?).
… Dan Leeder, 15 May, 2013 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

 
great --nice series!
i'll ask Ian Swift to confirm
… v belov, 15 May, 2013 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively; nice bug... a lateral would help
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 15 May, 2013 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

It does look like the black form of Phymatodes varius,
but you're going to have to wait for an expert to say for certain!
… john and jane balaban, 15 May, 2013 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

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