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Attached are two pics of the same bug. We have been seeing at least one a day in the house for the past week. We have never seen this bug before then. What is it? We are in northeast PA.
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Bob and Sarina
Hi Bob and Sarina,
This is a Longhorned Borer Beetle. After searching on BugGuide, we found a match with Sarosesthes fulminans. The Cooperative Pest Survey Bulletin online notes: ” Sarosesthes fulminans has a distinctive eyespot on its pronotum that distinguishes it from other longhorned beetles. The larvae of this species feed under the bark and sapwood of hardwood trees, especially chesmut [chestnut?] and oak. This beetle is not considered economically important.”
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