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Longhorn Beetle On a porch near an overgrown backyard habitat. ID help is much appreciated!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74085/longhorn_beetle.html" title="Longhorn Beetle"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/74085_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qG5keN6r0g9Jmjr9%2F58JZl%2BZkf8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Longhorn Beetle On a porch near an overgrown backyard habitat. ID help is much appreciated!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74086/longhorn_beetle.html Geotagged,Parelaphidion aspersum,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Parelaphidion aspersum,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Longhorn Beetle

On a porch near an overgrown backyard habitat. ID help is much appreciated!

Longhorn Beetle On a porch near an overgrown backyard habitat. ID help is much appreciated!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74086/longhorn_beetle.html Geotagged,Parelaphidion aspersum,Summer,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    These 2 come close....
    Monochamus carolinensis
    Monochamus scutellatus

    Not super confident about them though, sorry.     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
      Lion
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      I think the antennae are wrong on those? No barbs on each segment.

      I'm thinking maybe something in the Elaphidiini tribe?
      https://bugguide.net/node/view/168847/bgimage       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        That looks more likely. My initial filter searched for longhorn beetles in your state, and those were the only two superficially matching color. But indeed...not matching antennae, which seems to be the main key. Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
          Lion
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          Here are some that I mentioned to Lisa earlier as possibilities. I didn't check any that closely, so it these are somewhat superficial guesses:

          Elaphidion mucronatum
          Anelaphus villosus
          Paelaphidion aspersum           Posted 6 years ago
          1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
            Flown Kimmerling
            Lion
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            Got an ID on BugGuide!
            Parelaphidion aspersum! Looks like I got the tribe right. THanks for looking in your book for me, Christine! <3             Posted 6 years ago
            1. View Christine Young's profile
              Christine Young
              Lion
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              Yay, that's great! And, it was one of our options :)

              I definitely recommend adding this book to your wishlist:
              https://www.amazon.com/Beetles-Eastern-North-America-Arthur/dp/0691133042/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550007201&sr=8-1&keywords=Beetles+of+Eastern+North+America               Posted 6 years ago

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The Parelaphidion aspersum

''Parelaphidion aspersum'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Haldeman in 1847.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Feb 11, 2019. Captured Jul 28, 2018 21:11 in 110 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.