Lesser Ivory-marked Beetle

The white marks on this Long-horned beetle may be paired, single, or perhaps not even visible.

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Image Credit: Manzeal Khanal, taken in Uvalde, TX

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TAXONOMY:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Cerambycidae

Genus: Eburia

Species: mutica

Smaller white spots sit on the eltyra of this beetle when compared to its close relative Ivory-marked Beetle.©BeetleIdentification.org

The Lesser Ivory-marked Beetle is typically 0.5 inches to 0.9 inches (14mm to 24mm) in size and has the following descriptors / identifiers: two white marks; small white dots; long antennae; flying; brown; white; gray; harmless.

It has a typical diet of the following: hickory; mesquite; elm; citrus; Jerusalem thorn; Texas ebony; Arizona; white oak; spiny hackberry; boxelder .

Color Identification Guide

Various colors commonly associated with this beetle.

Brown

White

Gray

Beetle Anatomy

Territorial Area Map (Visual Reference Guide)

The map below showcases (in blue) the states and territories of North America where the Lesser Ivory-marked Beetle may be found (but is not limited to). This sort of data can be useful in seeing concentrations of a particular species over the continent as well as revealing possible migratory patterns over a species' given lifespan. Some species are naturally confined by environment, weather, mating habits, food resources and the like while others see widespread expansion across most, or all, of North America.

Alaska

Hawaii

Prince Edward Is.

Territory map graphic of the country of Mexico

Contiguous United States shape map layer graphic

Similar Beetles

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