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Banded Ash Borer
Neoclytus caprea
41.1721, -95.8908
Field Notes
Description:
20+mm longBlack beetles, males with white markings on the elytra, females with yellow markings. Both sexes with black and yellow stripes below. Head, thorax and legs covered with white hairs.
Habitat:
Deciduous hardwood forest.
Notes:
When I first spotted these beetles I thought they were large hornets. When I got a closer look I saw that they were beetles and there were many of them on some downed brush. The two beetles in this photo were easily the largest. They were very active so I couldn't get a good measurement, but I'd estimate the male was over 20mm and the female 25-30mm. Most of the other beetles looked to be males and were in the 15-20mm range. They were less mobile so much easier to measure. There was one other pair that looked to be in the 20-25mm range.
Found along Redbud trail. 14
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