Insects and Spiders - native

White-Spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus) on Jul 15, 2021

Originally reported as Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)

Submitter does not have a specimen

Description of specimen

The photo submitted to ask an expert looked like Asian longhorned beetle.

Commentary

Dear Navneet, thank you for your message. Luckily this is not the invasive Asian longhorned beetle but our native Spruce sawyer, Monochamus scutellatus. Thank you, Helmuth

Helmuth Rogg
July 16, 2021, 12:31 a.m.

Resources

White-spotted Sawyer Beetle information on iNaturalist

Location

I received a query on beetle ID in Ask an Expert. The description included;" One landed on us near Camp Sherman while camping on the Metolius River by Lower Bridge. We noticed the Stellar Jays liked to snack them down. It was about 3” long."

Expert Reviewer

Mr. Helmuth Rogg

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