Megacyllene
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Megacyllene snowi
Megacyllene snowi is a species of longhorn beetle in the tribe Clytini, described by Casey in 1912. It belongs to a genus of North American beetles characterized by bold yellow and black banding patterns that resemble wasps. Records indicate it occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico, with specific observations from the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.
Megacyllene snowi snowi
Megacyllene snowi snowi is a subspecies of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It belongs to the genus Megacyllene, which includes several North American species with documented associations with leguminous host plants. The nominate subspecies was described by Tyson in 1982. Members of the species Megacyllene snowi are known to utilize Robinia (locust) as a larval host, placing them among the majority of Nearctic Megacyllene species with established Fabaceae associations.
Megacyllene snowi zuniana
Megacyllene snowi zuniana is a subspecies of longhorn beetle in the tribe Clytini. The species M. snowi is closely related to the locust borer (M. robiniae) and hickory borer (M. caryae), sharing the genus' characteristic banded elytral patterning. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. snowi snowi have been recorded on goldenrod (Solidago) flowers and associated with Robinia host plants. This subspecies occurs in parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico.