Yellow Beetle with Black Spots?
Location: Amarillo, TX
August 5, 2010 8:12 pm
My 6 year old daughter found this big guy (about 2.25 inches long) in our back yard under out granny smith apple tree. We watched him for a little while and then i used a twig to help him into some of the higher branches of the tree so that my 4 year old son wouldn’t squish him. (ahh, little boys!) Can you tell us what this guy is?
Z Wilkerson
Cottonwood Borer
Hi Z,
Your insect is a Cottonwood Borer, Plectrodera scalator. BugGuide lists the range as: “Eastern and Central United States. In east, found north of Washington, DC.” but virtually all the reports we have received over the years have been from Texas and Oklahoma.
¶ Posted 06 August 2010 § ‡ ° Black and Yellow Striped Beetle
Location: Southern Utah
July 31, 2010 5:52 pm
I live in Hurricane, Utah, and we went down to the Kolob Reservoir earlier today to fish, and I caught this bug. It looks to me like a Yellow and Black Striped Beetle of some sort. I thought it was a bee at first because of the markings, but it doesn’t have a stinger. It also spreads its wings, but doesn’t seem to fly.
Beau
Banded Ash Borer, we believe
Hi Beau,
The angle of view of your photograph is not ideal for identification purposes as it doesn’t fully illustrate the banding pattern on the wings of your beetle which is classified as a Longhorned Borer Beetle in the family Cerambycidae. We are relatively certain it is in the tribe Clytini, but there are several genera and species with very similar markings. Based on your location, we favor this being a Banded Ash Borer, Neoclytus caprea, which is profiled on BugGuide. The coloration and pattern is quite similar to several wasps, and it is believe to be a wasp mimic with protective coloration.
¶ Posted 01 August 2010 § ‡ ° WTBettlebug?
Location: South-central PA
July 26, 2010 8:31 am
I found this beetle? inside my house late at night, 7-25-2010. I live in a rural area with many trees and a stream. He is at least 30mm, mostly brown and has points off body, right behind the head. There are little ”feelers” around the mouth. Clear wingtips are sticking out at the end. I thank you for taking the time to look at my request.
Bethanne Schott
Brown Prionid
Hi Bethanne,
Your beetle is a Brown Prionid, Orthosoma brunneum, and it is found in the Eastern portion of North America. BugGuide reports is as far west as Texas and indicates it “Breeds in poles, roots(?) in contact with wet ground.“
¶ Posted 26 July 2010 § ‡ ° Long-horned Beetle from China
Location: Shanghai, China
July 20, 2010 11:31 am
Hi,
This is a beetle that we saw in a park in the Shanghai, China area in June. From your website, I see it is a long-horned beetle, and by checking a webite you had recommended to someone else, I have narrowed it down to batocera rufomaculata. But, when I do a search for images online, it brings up mostly pictures of insects with some red markings, of which this has none. So, I’m wondering if I have the correct identification?
Linda Walsh
Batocera species
Hi Linda,
We agree with your genus identification of Batocera, however, when we posted an image of mating beetles in the genus Batocera from China back in 2009, our frequent contributor Karl provided information on the two species that range in China: “There are several similar looking species in Asia, but as far as I can tell only B. davidis and B. rubus occur in China.“ There is often individual variation in the coloration of insect species.
Batocera species
¶ Posted 20 July 2010 § ‡ ° bug with really long antennae
Location: Downtown Seattle WA USA
July 20, 2010 12:44 pm
Dear Bugman,
This bug was a stowaway in my co-worker’s car, July 14, in downtown Seattle. It doesn’t look like a city bug to me, but then again, what do I know?
Thank you for your assistance in this important matter.
LDY
Longhorn Borer Beetle
Hi LDY,
Your beetle is a Longhorned Borer Beetle in the family Cerambycidae, but we have been unable to verify a species identity in the fifteen minutes we spent on BugGuide. Perhaps one of our readers can assist with this identification.
Ed. NOte: Karl wrote in a comment with a theory that this might be Monochamus obtusus, and sararall also believes it is a Monochamus species.
¶ Posted 20 July 2010 § ‡ ° Longhorn Beetle
Location: Redmond, Washington, USA
July 20, 2010 2:49 am
Dear Bugman,
Thank you so much for your fantastic site!
This rather large beetle landed on my husband’s lap this evening and nearly sent him out the window!
We’d like to know if it is a friend or foe.
It is a very mild summer’s day in Redmond, Washington State ~ 65 degrees, sea level. We live out of town in a heavily wooded area – both deciduous and evergreen trees.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give!
Holly
Flower Longhorn
Hi Holly,
We believe we have correctly identified your Flower Longhorn in the subfamily Lepturinae as Ortholeptura valida, a species with no common name. The range, the west coast of North America, as indicated on BugGuide, seems correct.
¶ Posted 20 July 2010 § ‡ ° iridescent beetle with orange legs
July 15, 2010
This beetle was found near San Antonio, Texas. The body was about 1.5 inches long and the antennae were at least that long. The legs were orange and black. Please help identify this beetle. I’ve lived in TX all my life and never saw a beetle like this…except maybe at the zoo.
dandkcope
San Antonio, TX
Bumelia Borer
Hi dandkcope,
These are gorgeous photos of a spectacularly beautiful beetle, the Bumelia Borer, Plinthocoelium suaveolens.
Bumelia Borer
¶ Posted 15 July 2010 § ‡ ° Female Longhorn Beetle
July 14, 2010
Hi Daniel,
This lady made her way into my living room last night. I put her up for the night so I could get some photos. I think I have mached her to an image on Bug Guide http://bugguide.net/node/view/126701 if this correct it is a Cerambycidae Beetle – Graphisurus fasciatus. Never saw a common name (which I prefer) The number of insects living around me is amazing and I never took the time to look before now. Thank You and have a wonderful day.
Richard
North Middle Tennessee
Longhorned Borer Beetle
Hi Richard,
We believe you have correctly identified this Longhorned Borer Beetle without a common name, Graphisurus fasciatus, based on images posted to BugGuide. We also love the graphic look of your photograph.
¶ Posted 15 July 2010 § ‡ ° 
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