Six-speckled-long-horned-beetle

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• Astylopsis sexguttata

  Six-speckled Long-horned Beetle

  Astylopsis sexguttata is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, first described by Thomas Say in 1827. It is commonly known as the Six-speckled Long-horned Beetle. The species is associated with coniferous trees, particularly pines, where larvae bore into dead or dying wood. Adults are active during warmer months and can be found in forested habitats across eastern North America.

  CerambycidaeLamiinaeAcanthocininiconifer-associatepine-specialistwood-borerNorth-Americaforest-beetleSay-1827six-speckled-long-horned-beetleAstylopsisdead-wood-inhabitant