This siting was brought to me by a concerned citizen who wished to report the insect, which she believed to be an invasive beetle from Asia. She did not collect a specimen, and I returned to the boat launch and did not find the insect.

I work for the City of Springfield and hope this species is not invasive but wanted to alert you just in case.

Reporter
Aug. 17, 2009, 10:56 a.m.

Kim, there's a very good chance the insect in question is a banded alder borer. We've had several reports of this species and some excellent photos and positive identification from your area over the past month. Without a photo or specimen of the insect, I cannot confirm this, but you can go to this website to see photos and life history of this species - http://bugguide.net/node/view/8975. Thank you for the report!

Lisa DeBruyckere
Aug. 17, 2009, 1:20 p.m.