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New House Borer

Arhopalus productus

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) peterolsoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

31 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.

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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 California.January 14, February 12, March 13, April 16, May 15, June 11, July 18, August 14, September 24, October 13, November 16, December 13.
United States314
California154
Canada75
Washington37
Oregon36
Alberta36
British Columbia32
Nevada29
Idaho27
Colorado14

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
GenusArhopalus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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