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This one stumps us - Ortholeptura obscura
Copyright © 2007 john and jane balaban

This one stumps us - Ortholeptura obscura
Lookout Mountain, north of Elgin, Union County, Oregon, USA
August 2, 2006
We came across this handsome longhorn resting on a fern leaf while we were picking huckleberries. We can't seem to find anything that looks like it. We were thinking Pidonia but couldn't find a match.

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This one stumps us - Ortholeptura obscura This one stumps us - Ortholeptura obscura
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 2 January, 2007 - 4:57pm
Last updated 16 January, 2010 - 10:05pm

Moved
Moved from Ortholeptura valida.
… john and jane balaban, 16 January, 2010 - 10:05pm

ID
I think this one is closest to O. obscura than others such as O. valida.
… Ian Swift, 14 January, 2010 - 4:51pm

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 14 January, 2007 - 10:10pm

ID
Looks similar to Ortholeptura valida. See
… John Davis, 2 January, 2007 - 5:20pm

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