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Palo Verde Beetle or Derobrachus hovorei Adults only live about 1 month and they are very good flyers. Predators include bobcats, coyotes, owls, and roadrunners.<br /> In addition to Palo Verde trees they also sometimes eat citrus, cottonweeds, mulberry, and Siberian elms roots. Collected by Jeff and Julie at their home and saved in their freezer for about a month. Very brave of them.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164219/palo_verde_beetle_or_derobrachus_hovorei.html" title="Palo Verde Beetle or Derobrachus hovorei"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5803/164219_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=pJe7lA2hUqeiT28kC3n%2FMdYAAq0%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Palo Verde Beetle or Derobrachus hovorei This is a big bruser measuring from mandible to tail about 3 inches. They fly very well too! Yikes, how would you like that landing on you?<br /> 153 images stacked together<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164219/palo_verde_beetle_or_derobrachus_hovorei.html Derobrachus hovorei,Fall,Geotagged,Palo Verde Root Borer,United States" /></a></figure> Derobrachus hovorei,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Palo Verde Beetle or Derobrachus hovorei

Adults only live about 1 month and they are very good flyers. Predators include bobcats, coyotes, owls, and roadrunners.
In addition to Palo Verde trees they also sometimes eat citrus, cottonweeds, mulberry, and Siberian elms roots. Collected by Jeff and Julie at their home and saved in their freezer for about a month. Very brave of them.

Palo Verde Beetle or Derobrachus hovorei This is a big bruser measuring from mandible to tail about 3 inches. They fly very well too! Yikes, how would you like that landing on you?<br /> 153 images stacked together<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164219/palo_verde_beetle_or_derobrachus_hovorei.html Derobrachus hovorei,Fall,Geotagged,Palo Verde Root Borer,United States

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The Palo Verde Root Borer

"Derobrachus hovorei" is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, known variously as the palo verde beetle, palo verde root borer, or palo verde borer beetle.

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Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Oct 28, 2024. Captured Oct 28, 2024 07:35 in 3010 E Dartmouth St, Mesa, AZ 85213, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/32s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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