Pine Sawyer Beetle (Ergates spiculatus)
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Genus: | Ergates |
Species: | spiculatus |
Regional
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Members' Notes:
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Neutral | On Aug 24, 2020, Maiamitt from Selah, WA wrote: My son found a Pine Sawyer beetle last night. We live in Selah, Washington. |
Positive | On Jul 5, 2018, PamulaS from Virginia Beach, VA wrote: Great pictures on this site!!! I live in Virginia Beach and I took pictures of this beetle a couple of nights ago. I just wanted to report it being found in VA. It was huge!!! Thanks for the chance to share! |
Neutral | On Jul 23, 2017, yangkang from Chalfont, PA wrote: I noticed this list of locations didn't contain Pennsylvania. I recently found a dead sawyer and decided to look it up and ended up here. seems they've moved from Jersey to PA now too |
Positive | On Jun 5, 2017, mikea3 from Palm Desert, CA wrote: On the morning of June 3, 2017, I discovered a dead Pine Sawyer Beetle floating in my swimming pool. Having read several descriptions of its habitat, I think it is strange to have this beetle in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. I have a picture of it, but being brand new to this site, I do not see a way to display it here. |
Neutral | On Aug 13, 2006, Scorpioangel from Gold Hill, OR (Zone 7a) wrote: Description: This is the largest beetle in western North America. They can reach 65 mm in length. They are slender and flattened. Elytra are reddish brown with a few distinct ridges. The pronotum and head are much darker. The margins of the thorax have a few large spines and usually several smaller ones. Antennae are over half of the body length and tend to lay back along the length of the body. The eyes partially surround the base of the antennae. The mandibles are fairly large. |