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White-spotted Sawyer

Monochamus scutellatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 191, February 196, March 310, April 607, May 1,166, June 1,133, July 1,068, August 372, September 391, October 320, November 200, December 179.
United States15,043
Canada12,143
Ontario4,327
British Columbia2,260
New York1,889
Quebec1,745
Colorado1,408
Alberta1,202
Minnesota1,177
Michigan1,069

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
GenusSawyer Beetles · Monochamus

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