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Painted Hickory Borer

Megacyllene caryae

1,529 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 27, February 26, March 60, April 56, May 34, June 17, July 15, August 15, September 18, October 50, November 31, December 25.
United States1,308
Texas308
Ohio111
Pennsylvania100
Canada88
Ontario88
Kentucky85
New York85
West Virginia70
Missouri59

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
GenusMegacyllene

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