The whitespotted pine sawyer can be clearly identified by the white spot at the top center of its wing covers. White spotted sawyer, sometimes called Pine Sawyer, is a native longhorn beetle. Skip to content. Thank you to 'v belov' (@Bugguide.net) for confirming the identity of this specimen! As I read the species description, the long antennae … This is a Whitespotted Sawyer beetle (Monochamus scutellatus). Home; About us; Services; Gallery; Contact Us; Home; About us; Services; Gallery; Contact Us Snowy Range and Big Horn Mountains, WY. The white spotted sawyer beetle does not kill trees but eats te dead trees - gabby. The whitespotted sawyer has a two-year life cycle. Order: Coleoptera 5. First of all, size: ALB is a big burly beetle, while our native sawyer beetle … Spot the Difference. View a comparison between the ALB and the whitespotted pine sawyer. The White-spotted Sawyer Beetle has a spike, or a protrusion, coming out of each side of its collar area. How can you tell the difference between our native beetle and ALB? These beetles are found in forested areas across the continent. The galleries excavated in the outer bark by the young larvae have little effect on timber production because the bark is removed at … Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Monochamus scutellatusCanoe Island, August 12, 2019 I received this photo yesterday of a very cool Cerambycid (Long-horned) beetle from Chase S. on Canoe Island, WA. It is often mistaken for Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB). At a glance, the white-spotted pine sawyer and Asian longhorned beetle do look similar – particularly because of their large size, dark coloring and long antennae. Reading Public â ¦ The whitespotted sawyer has a two-year life cycle. Carl Barrentine : About Uploaded on Jul 3, 2011. That location on the ALB is black. The first time I saw one on San Juan Island, I almost… These “look-a-likes” are the native white-spotted pine sawyer and the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (see photo comparison). The most common native Ontario type seems to be the White Spotted Sawyer. Dear HQ, The White Spotted Pine Sawyer, Monochamus scutellatus, is so named because of the white scutellum which is the triangle at the junction of the wing covers or elytra. In fact, their antennae can … Please identify. This species is a type of Long-horned Beetle so extraordinarily long antennae (also called 'horns') reach out far beyond the head. Dear Interested Campers, View a comparison between … I attempted to have him jump on to a broom handle, to hopefully bring him down and take some photos, howeve These field marks identified my beetle as a white-spotted sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus). Hi Cally, nice blog on the Pine Sawyer Beetles. 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