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Banded Hickory Borer

Knulliana cincta cincta

Description:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/6804 - 15-30 mm - Markings may be absent. Scutellum much longer than broad. - "There are no other NE longhorns of similar size and coloration that have strong spines on the femora, pronotum, and elytral apices."

Habitat:

Range - ne US to AZ - (Knulliana cincta cincta are common in TX) - Season Mar-Oct (mostly) - Larvae feed on dead and seasoned branches/limbs of hardwoods, including oak and hickory. - Juglans, Carya, Castanea, Quercus, Celtis, Pyrus, Sapindus, Salix (Linsley 1962), Prosopis (Hovore & Giesbert 1976), Citrus (Dean 1953), Leucaena (Hovore & Penrose 1982) - Eggs are laid in crevices in the bark, or directly into the wood; larvae feed the first season beneath the bark, then head deeper into the woods.

Notes:

This one was found under the porch light.

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4 Comments

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Thank you Argy Bee... Timing is everything. Later I went back out and it was gone. I started searching my hair, back and arms. LOL

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice one.

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Thank you, Keith and Hemma! ")

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

another great spot!

nexttogone
Spotted by
nexttogone

Bandera, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 13, 2013
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013

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