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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 10, 2021 14:31:14 GMT -8
Hey, fellow beetle enthusiasts I have had this unusual looking item in my collection for years. Undetermined to even family -- much less genus or species. It hails from Colorado. Any suggestions are welcomed !  |
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Post by livingplanet3 on Apr 10, 2021 14:41:22 GMT -8
Hey, fellow beetle enthusiasts I have had this unusual looking item in my collection for years. Undetermined to even family -- much less genus or species. It hails from Colorado. Any suggestions are welcomed ! Ribbed Pine Borer (Rhagium inquisitor) - bugguide.net/node/view/14460 |
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 10, 2021 15:14:05 GMT -8
Wow, thank you indeed livingplanet3 !
I have to say that I would never of imagined
that fellow being a Cerambycid (type) of beetle.
A very informative link !
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Post by livingplanet3 on Apr 10, 2021 15:32:58 GMT -8
Wow, thank you indeed livingplanet3 ! I have to say that I would never of imagined that fellow being a Cerambycid (type) of beetle. A very informative link ! True, it is a rather unusual looking species among the Cerambycidae. There are many members of its subfamily (Lepturinae) in my area, the largest being Stenelytrana gigas. Here's another strange longhorn, Prionocalus cacicus (subfamily Prioninae) (Peru) -  |
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