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White-spotted sawyer

Monochamus scutellatus

Photo by tijeanbourdon
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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly black with a single centered white spot on its back. About 1" in length without antennas. Males have antennas roughly the lenght of their body. Female have antennas about half the size of their body.

Habitat:

More frequently found after wildfire or near other large quantities of recent dead wood.

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011

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