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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 » Trachyderini » Trachyderina » Purplescent Longhorn Beetles (Purpuricenus) » Purpuricenus humeralis
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black longhorn beetle with red epaulets - Purpuricenus humeralis
Copyright © 2014 Thomas R Miller

black longhorn beetle with red epaulets - Purpuricenus humeralis
Pine Bush Preserve, Albany County, New York, USA
July 4, 2014
Size: fairly large
I'd never seen one of these before, but there were two of them on separate plants a few feet apart. This one had been on the flower that's behind it in this image. The closest matches I've found so far were in genus Desmocerus, but this one doesn't have red extending the full length of the abdomen (and NY isn't the west.)
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Contributed by Thomas R Miller on 6 July, 2014 - 9:05pm
Last updated 16 January, 2024 - 10:02am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 6 July, 2014 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

Purpuricenus humeralis
It looks like Purpuricenus humeralis, another should confirm.
Compare:
… Jeff Brown, 6 July, 2014 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jeff
It does look like a good match.
… Thomas R Miller, 7 July, 2014 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

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