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Saperda calcarata Poplar borer. Larval hosts are quaking aspen, cottonwood, and balsam poplar where the grubs first feed on the cambium layer before later moving on to the sapwood and heartwood. Coleoptera,Geotagged,Saperda calcarata,Summer,United States,beetle,insect,longhorn beetle,poplar bore Click/tap to enlarge

Saperda calcarata

Poplar borer. Larval hosts are quaking aspen, cottonwood, and balsam poplar where the grubs first feed on the cambium layer before later moving on to the sapwood and heartwood.

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    So cool! Posted 6 years ago
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      Gary B
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      Second year I've seen this species here although I'm sure they've always been around. Hoping to see more this week coming to my porch light. Posted 6 years ago

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The Poplar Borer

The Poplar Borer is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1824. It is known from Canada and the United States. It contains the varietas ''Saperda calcarata var. adspersa''.

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Uploaded Jul 19, 2019. Captured Jul 19, 2019 11:50 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
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  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.