Memories of summer – Neoclytus scutellaris
January 15, 2012 4 Comments
Neoclytus scutellaris | 9 July 2011, Wayne Co., Missouri
During the short, cold days of winter it’s nice to take a break from the curatorial activities that dominate the season and look back on some of the insects seen during the previous summer. This is Neoclytus scutellaris, a longhorned beetle associated almost exlusively with dead/dying oaks in the eastern U.S. The species is sometimes confused with the very similar N. mucronatus but is distinguished by the transverse yellow band on the pronotum and its host (the latter being associated with hickory and hackberry).
Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2011
