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Split-necked Neoclytus

Neoclytus scutellaris

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 19, February 18, March 20, April 38, May 23, June 20, July 26, August 13, September 16, October 13, November 17, December 17.
United States943
Texas211
Virginia82
Missouri76
Maryland69
Kansas40
Georgia33
Arkansas33
North Carolina33
Alabama32

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
GenusNeoclytus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Split-necked Neoclytus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.