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Longhorned beetle

Plectrura spinicauda

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

About 7-8 mm in length, cryptic brown with black speckling as shown.

Habitat:

Dense coniferous forest with some understory deciduous trees in hilly area with small streams.

Notes:

This beetle is flightless and slow-moving.

Reference Links:

Plectrura spinicauda - Information on Plectrura spinicauda, Species Plectrura spinicauda - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014

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