Late-season-beetle

Guides

• Acmaeops discoideus

  Acmaeops discoideus is a flower longhorn beetle (subfamily Lepturinae) distributed across the United States and Canada. The species feeds on Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) as a larva, boring in the wood of this conifer host. Adults are active during autumn and have been observed into December in some regions. The species was formerly spelled A. discoidea, but A. discoideus is now the accepted name.

  CerambycidaeLepturinaewood-boringconifer-specialistVirginia-pineautumn-activeoverwintering-adultNorth-Americaeastern-North-Americaprimary-consumerforest-insectlate-season-beetle