Round-necked Longhorn Beetle (Clytus ruricola) images adde

Pizzazz · Post by **Pizzazz** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:06 pm

Hi Gang

Thanks to Rik for showing me the errors of my way!

Added a stitched image view from the top

Stitched Image:

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:01 pm

Nice images!

It's not a wasp, though.

This is one of the long-horned wood borer beetles. Something along the lines of the locust borer, but probably not exactly that species.

--Rik

MarkSturtevant · Post by **MarkSturtevant** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:05 pm

That is beautiful! It is one of a number of longhorn beetles that are thought to be wasp mimics.