wanted: beetle identification

[Kali]

I thought it was one of our famous Texas Canyon Longhorn Beetles, Megapurpuricenus magnificus, but it doesn't quite match up.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/7485


natural light, with crumbs (it wanted to fly and all I had on my desk was a snack bowl )





with flash





with scale

[handmade34]

1. Banded Longhorn...

[Kali]

3. no, different than that

antenna are two tone and bands aren't as numerous, also this is reddish orange and black, def not yellow

[yonder]

2. Where are you at and what kind of trees are in the area you picked it up?

[Kali]

4. well, there is a clue in the OP

Texas Canyon. SE AZ, about 4500 feet. Oak, mesquite grassland, granitic hills, plus some riparian vegetation nearby. just had a good first rain on Saturday so that is why I was thinking/hoping it was our namesake. it was on my car in the driveway.

[Laffy Kat]

5. Cool looking bug, though. nt

[cayugafalls]

6. Long Jawed Longhorn?

It is a pretty large grouping and the coloring of them can vary widely, but this looks remarkably similar to what you found.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/1307453

[cayugafalls]

7. Another link for the Long Jawed Longhorn...

https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2019/05/22/longjawed-longhorn-beetle-2/

[Kali]

8. I think you nailed it!

[cayugafalls]

9. Awesome! My grandpa would be proud.

Of course when I was a kid it took a lot longer to identify as I only had books.

Be well, Kali!

[Kali]

12. funny "plate of shrimp" coincidence in one of those links

a study and paper by two entomologists, one of whom was a professor I had many years ago in college John Alcock

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01048116

[cayugafalls]

14. Beetles and Repo Man references...

Only at DU.

Love it. Glad you got hooked to your old Prof...

[yonder]

11. I'm curious. Are there willows (Salix) in that riparian area?

[Kali]

13. yes, also hackberry

but not any saguaros for about 35 or 40 miles as far as I know. apparently these guys eat a variety of stuff. one source even mentioned citrus (and I have a key lime and a grapefruit in pots LOL)

[yonder]

15. It's been fun, thanks.

[yonder]

10. Nice work.