Bug FAQPachyta lamed
Pachyta lamed · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae
Pachyta lamed is a long-horned beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily. Its larvae live in the roots or stumps of dead coniferous trees such as spruce and fir, while adults feed on Norway spruce. It occurs across many European countries, parts of Asia, and in North America (United States and Canada).
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How to recognize it
Pachyta lamed belongs to the Lepturinae subfamily of long-horned beetles.
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What it eats
Adult beetles feed on Norway spruce.
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Life cycle
Larval development can last many years as they tunnel and eat decaying wood.
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Where it comes from
It is found in Europe, parts of Asia, and also in the United States and Canada.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Oregon, Washington, California.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What trees do the larvae of Pachyta lamed live in?
The larvae live in the roots or stumps of dead spruce and fir trees.
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Where is Pachyta lamed found?
It occurs in many European countries, parts of Asia, and in the United States and Canada.
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Same family (Cerambycidae)
House LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your home
Asian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmus
White-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your home
Red Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubra
Spotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataSources
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