Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Flower Longhorn Beetle




Flower Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia famelica solitaria)

Food: Adults come to flowers for nectar and/or pollen. Larvae feed on decaying wood of chestnut, oak, birch.

The Ozark variety of this species has an all black pronotum (segment right behind the head).

Source: BugGuide

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