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Longicorn beetle?

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 18mm long; relatively very long antennae; legs don't look longicornish

Habitat:

Attracted to ceiling by lights at night from back yard

Notes:

No luck with search so far but it looks the same as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17391138

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
bayucca
Definitely!! That's really a beetle!! Now I also notice the anterior legs (femurs) and the "reticulated" body pattern. I apologize to kept you busy with moths ;-)...
Mark Ridgway
Could be the same as this spotting.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17391138
Mark Ridgway
I hadn't even thought of moths bayucca - probably because of the shiny pitted elytra. Interesting thought though - thanks. I'll dig a bit deeper into my photos for clues.
bayucca
I am not very familiar with micromoths and longhorn moths in your area and there is also not much info about these ones. I quickly checked Crambidae/Crambinae/Pyraustinae and Pyralidae. The pose and antennae might match for some of them, so it also might be a Pyraloidea. However, the antennae look really quite long, maybe too long for Pyraloidea?

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2013

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