Long-horned Beetles

Most long horned beetles have elongated, cylindrical, bodies and back sweeping antennae that are often longer than the body. The beetles are robust in size and broad shouldered (up to 1 inch long). When held some squeak by rocking their head, rubbing minute ridges against the inside surface of their thorax. Most fly well and are found on logs, tree trunks, flowers or at lights at night. Just a few are pests and many recycle dead wood into soil. The eyes are usually notched with the antenna inserted into the notch. Most larvae live beneath bark of trees, and usually bore into the wood to feed, then bore into the bark to pupate. These beetles are in the family Cerambycidae. This family has more than 1100 species in N. America.

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• IVORY-MARKED BORER
• STRANGALIA LUTEICORNIS
• MEGACYLLENE DECORA
• BORER BEETLE
• RED MILKWEED BEETLE
• FLOWER LONGHORN BEETLE
• BANDED FLOWER LONG HORNED BEETLE
• BRACYLEPTURA FLOWER LONGHORN BEETLE
• FLAT FACED LONGHORN BEETLE
• FLAT-FACED LONGHORN BEETLE
• FLOWER LONGHORN BEETLE
• FLAT-FACED LONGHORN BEETLE
• POLE BORER
• LOCUST BORER
• SPINED OAK BORER
• HICKORY SAPERDA
• MOLORCHUS BIMACULATUS
• WOOD BORING LONGHORN BEETLE
• OBRIUM MACULATUM
• EUDERCES PICIPES
• RED-HEADED ASH BORER
• ELM BORER
• SMALL MULBERRY BORER
• RUSTIC BORER
• FLAT POWDER-POST BEETLE
• BANDED ASH BORER
• FLAT-FACED LONG-HORNED BEETLE
• FOUR-SPOTTED HICKORY BORER
• FLAT-FACED LONG-HORNED BEETLE
• CALLIMOXYS SP.
• DOGWOOD TWIG BORER
• GRAPHISURUS FASCIATUS
• FLOWER LONG-HORNED BEETLE
• CHESTNUT BARK BORER
• GRAPHISURUS TRIANGULIFER
• ELM BARK BORER
• PAINTED HICKORY BORER
• LONG-HORNED BEETLE
• LONG-HORNED BEETLE