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Red-shouldered Pine Borer
Stictoleptura canadensis
4,236 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 4,236 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Red-winged Longhorn BeetleBrachyleptura rubrica
Red Triangle Long-horned BeetlePurpuricenus humeralis
Golden-winged Elderberry BorerDesmocerus aureipennis
White-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatus
Stenelytrana emarginata
Macrosiagon cruenta
blood-red longhorn beetleAnastrangalia sanguinolenta
flame-shouldered blister beetleSitaris muralis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 2,688 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,781 |
| Quebec | 786 |
| Ontario | 646 |
| New York | 363 |
| Nova Scotia | 333 |
| Maine | 262 |
| British Columbia | 227 |
| New Brunswick | 192 |
| Vermont | 182 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Longhorn Beetles · Cerambycidae |
| Genus | Stictoleptura |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red-shouldered Pine Borer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.