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Species Rosalia funebris - Banded Alder Borer

Black and White Dr. Seuss Cricket - Rosalia funebris Banded Alder Borer - Rosalia funebris - Rosalia funebris beetle by garage - Rosalia funebris July visitor - Rosalia funebris Black and white bug Okanagan Valley, BC - Rosalia funebris Striped Bug - Rosalia funebris Rosalia funebris - female Alder Borer? 1 - Rosalia funebris
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Compsocerini
Genus Rosalia
Species funebris (Banded Alder Borer)
Other Common Names
California Laurel Borer
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rosalia funebris Motschulsky 1845
Numbers
monotypic genus (1)
Size
Adult: 23.0-40.0 mm, (not including antennae)
Identification

Black with broad blue-white stripes across elytra. Pronotum white with a black spot in the center. Very long antennae alternately banded black and white.
Range
w. NA (CA-NM-CO-BC) - Map (1)(J. McNamara)(2)
Habitat
most records along the west coast
Food
Larvae feed in dead hardwood trees: maple, alder, oak, willow, etc.
Remarks
sometimes attracted to fresh paint...
See Also
Asian Longhorn Beetle is superficially similar but a non-native pest species.
Print References
Ray, A.M. et al. 2009. Male-produced aggregation pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Rosalia funebris. J. Chem. Ecol. 35: 96-103.
Internet References
distribution in Canada and Alaska; PDF doc list (J. McNamara, Cerambycidae, in Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska)