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Cottonwood borer

Plectrodera scalator

Notes:

Found an abundance of these at the base of a cottonwood tree.

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Cottonwood Borer
Plectrodera scalator Cottonwood Borer


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3 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Common and scientific names added.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

I also meant to say welcome to Project Noah! Please consider this spotting (and any others from Oklahoma) for the following mission:

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7959...

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

These are very common on or around cottonwood trees in June in Tulsa. I've been tracking them for the last several years and have a few trees that always produce them during that month. Nice find! :-)

bzavilla
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bzavilla

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jun 12, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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