White-Spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus) on Jul 20, 2020

Originally reported as Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)

Submitter has sample

Description of specimen

Bug flew and bounced off my husband’s neck while I lounged in hammock. Asked him to describe it as it crawled on ground. Immediately told him to kill it. His bug-loving nature made him delay so I had to yell. He stepped on it, it died shortly thereafter, and we kept it in a container. It is about 2” long, black, long black antennae with white stripes (husband called them antlers !!) and had white spots on black body that have faded in rigor mortis. I knew it was an invasive beetle but had to identify later when I had Internet service.

Commentary

Dear Catherine, as far as I can tell from your picture, this is not the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) but the native Oregon sawyer, Monochamus scutellatus.
Thank you, Helmuth Rogg

Helmuth Rogg
July 20, 2020, 10:05 a.m.