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Ribbed Pine Borer

Rhagium inquisitor

Photo by tomk3886
Published on Project Noah
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39.9263, -106.138

Field Notes

Description:

Mottled, longitudinal ridges, short antennae.

Habitat:

Open habitat. Grasses, wildflowers, scattered pines and aspens. Elevation 8,373 ft.

Notes:

Bugwood Wiki does not list this species for North America?

A longhorn beetle with short antennae.

Species ID Suggestions

Ribbed pine borer

Rhagium inquisitor

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (2)
tomk3886
Thanks Mark. The landscape there is full of dead pine trees.
Mark Ridgway
Ooh look... a nice piece of pine to bore. ;-)

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Diversity of arthropods
Mission
Beetles!

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PublishedAugust 6, 2022

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