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Cottonwood borer

Plectrodera scalator

Photo by ReannaDee
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

A species of longhorn beetle that feeds on cottonwood trees.

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Cottonwood borer

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Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Good set of pics. Spectacular longhorn beetle!
ReannaDee
Can anyone say for certain this is a cottonwood borer? Thanks for any help.

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2011

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