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Dark Centrodera? - Ortholeptura valida
Copyright © 2013 Peter A. Clausen

Dark Centrodera? - Ortholeptura valida
Sherwood, Washington County, Oregon, USA
August 16, 2013
Size: 26 mm
I've seen about ten of these in the last month and they are uniformly darker than images of the yellow Douglas fir longhorns I've looked at on the guide (and seen in other locales). I can take additional photos/angles if that might be helpful to somebody in identifying them.

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Contributed by Peter A. Clausen on 18 August, 2013 - 2:28am
Last updated 18 August, 2013 - 5:04pm

O. valida, altho one would ex
O. valida, altho one would expect O. obscura in that area.
… Ian Swift, 18 August, 2013 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rhagiini.
… v belov, 18 August, 2013 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

looks like a female [i]Orthol
looks like a female Ortholeptura valida; common at lights this time of year.
… Tim Loh, 18 August, 2013 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

 
muche better idea; must be it --thanks, Tim
… v belov, 18 August, 2013 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

thinking, Pidonia (s.str.); will show around
Moved from Centrodera.
… v belov, 18 August, 2013 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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