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πŸͺ² Beetles

Painted Hickory Borer

Megacyllene caryae

About

A handsome cerambycid with white zigzag markings on dark brown elytra, breeding in dead hickory and oak in eastern North America. Adults appear in spring, unlike the autumn-active locust borer. It is frequently found on freshly cut firewood.

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Did You Know?

This species and the locust borer are near-perfect lookalikes but are separated by season: spring vs. autumn emergence.