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Cottonwood Borer

Plectrodera scalator

Description:

A large beetle with a bold pattern on the back. What an odd bug! Quite alien.

Habitat:

Open wetlands

2 Species ID Suggestions

Long-horn beetle
Cerambycidae


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13 Comments

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Great series :)

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Thanks, y'all!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular series::

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Great macro!!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Wonderful catches, Liam

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Thanks guys! :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

How beautiful, Liam!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Wow,amazing pictures!
i love the first picture! It is almost as if it has an expression!

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Thanks Goody for the ID and everyone else for your comments! :)

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

My favorite beetle of spring!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great series!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

great series of a pretty beetle!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

wow,awesome,great series,perfect spotting Liam,beautiful,congrats

Liam
Spotted by
Liam

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jun 15, 2012
Submitted on Jun 16, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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