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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) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Onciderini » Twig Girdling Beetles (Oncideres) » Twig Girdler (Oncideres cingulata)
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Twig Girdler ? - Oncideres cingulata
Copyright © 2014 Barb Sendelbach

Twig Girdler ? - Oncideres cingulata
Lafayette, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
August 20, 2014
Came to lights while photographing moths.

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Twig Girdler ? - Oncideres cingulata Twig Girdler ? - Oncideres cingulata
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Contributed by Barb Sendelbach on 4 September, 2014 - 1:37pm

lovely, crisp pics
"The long antennae" is not a feature that distinguishes this species from thousands of other cerambycids

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 4 September, 2014 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah. I know.
I just meant that they distinguish it from other beetle species. I guess I should have chosen my words better.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 4 September, 2014 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Good ID, Barb. That is indeed a Twig Girdler (Oncideres cingulate). The long antennae are a good defining feature.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 4 September, 2014 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you. I wasn't quite su
Thank you. I wasn't quite sure since there where a few that sort of looked similar.
… Barb Sendelbach, 4 September, 2014 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

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