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Golden-winged Elderberry Borer

Desmocerus aureipennis

310 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Oregon.January 8, February 8, March 9, April 13, May 18, June 13, July 9, August 8, September 9, October 8, November 7, December 8.
United States328
Oregon118
California108
Canada65
Washington53
British Columbia49
Nevada28
Alberta16
Idaho13

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLonghorn Beetles · Cerambycidae
GenusElderberry Borers · Desmocerus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Golden-winged Elderberry Borer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.