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Can you tell me what species of Neoclytus this is? I live in Medford, Oregon, and this is the second specimen I’ve found in a week (February) on stacked firewood. We live primarily among Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir, but there is also a lot of Madrone and White and Black oak here as well. Hopefully it is a native species, and I won’t have to worry about my woods. I’ve kept one alive on a bread and peanut butter diet for two weeks now. Thank you,
Jerry Burke

Hi Jerry,
We need to do additional research, including requesting assistance from Eric Eaton, before we can get you the exact species of Neoclytus you have found. Here is Eric’s opinion: ” The Neoclytus is probably N. conjunctus, but there is a great deal of individual variation in the markings. Eric “

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