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Cottonwood Borer

Plectrodera scalator

Description:

Approx. 1.5in. in length this beetle is one of the largest in the long-horned beetle family.

Habitat:

Cottonwood trees in and throughout the plains. The larva and adults depend on this tree.

Notes:

Very fasinating, but startling as I'd never seen a beetle this big in Oklahoma before!!

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1 Comment

peter
peter 12 years ago

Fantastic spotting!

ChristyKucera
Spotted by
ChristyKucera

Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Aug 1, 2010
Submitted on May 1, 2011

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