Insects and Spiders - native

White-Spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus) on Sep 1, 2024

Originally reported as Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)

Submitter has sample

Description of specimen

Black beetle white spots, long antennae.

Commentary

Thank you for your report! That is not ALB, which is very shiny, not rough-textured as I can see in your photo. This beetle is our native White-spotted pine sawyer, Monochamus scutellatus. They are not tree killers.

Tom Valente
Sept. 3, 2024, 7:38 a.m.

Resources

White-spotted Sawyer Beetle information on iNaturalist

Location

In my front yard. Also area down behind my house, creek area (ditch.) closest road is Regner.

Expert Reviewer

Tom Valente
Oregon Department of Agriculture

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