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Longhorned beetle

Crossidius discoideus

Description:

Size roughly 15 mm in length, colored as shown.

Habitat:

Degraded shortgrass prairie with very short grass, numerous weeds, scattered sunflower, yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and elm trees.

Notes:

This specimen is a male.

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1 Comment

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

It's beautiful beetle, BugEric, you can add it to mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2850...
Thank you :)

BugEric
Spotted by
BugEric

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Oct 10, 2013
Submitted on Oct 19, 2013

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