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Wharf Borer (Nacerdes melanura)
Photo#994031
Copyright © 2014
Chao "Jimmy" Wu
Coleoptera -
Nacerdes melanura
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
September 10, 2014
Found within a basement bathroom. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!
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Contributed by
Chao "Jimmy" Wu
on 10 September, 2014 - 12:23pm
Last updated 25 February, 2015 - 8:23am
Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 13 October, 2014 - 8:06pm
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john and jane balaban
, 6 October, 2014 - 4:00pm
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Nacerdes melanura, the wharf
Nacerdes melanura, the wharf borer.
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Richard Hoebeke
, 6 October, 2014 - 9:59am
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It's the first post from Mass
which is a good thing - but we would let Blaine or V decide. Can you crop away some of the white space?
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john and jane balaban
, 14 September, 2014 - 9:16am
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I've...
...cropped the image down a bit. Thanks!
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Chao "Jimmy" Wu
, 14 September, 2014 - 9:48am
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Update
Does anyone think this is needed for the guide? If not, I will frass it. Thanks!
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Chao "Jimmy" Wu
, 13 September, 2014 - 3:41pm
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Nacerdes?
but the antennae look wrong :(
Wow! and we didn't notice the size!
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john and jane balaban
, 10 September, 2014 - 12:37pm
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safe bet on the ID...
and the size is probably way off but sometimes there is size variability in some beetles...
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Blaine Mathison
, 10 September, 2014 - 5:14pm
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I've removed...
...the size field since I didn't get to measure the specimen with a ruler. I just estimated. Thinking back, it probably was more around 1.2cm.
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Chao "Jimmy" Wu
, 10 September, 2014 - 5:24pm
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