Bug FAQYellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle
Strangalia luteicornis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae
The Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle is a member of the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. It lives in North America. Adults have been seen on hydrangea and swamp candles, where females eat pollen.
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How to recognize it
It is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
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Where it lives
It occurs in North America.
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What it eats
Adults mate on Hydrangea arborescens and Saururus cernuus, and females eat pollen from the latter.
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Where it comes from
Its range is North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 37 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Florida.
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 do Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetles eat?
Females feed on pollen from Saururus cernuus while on the plant.
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Where can I find Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetles?
They are found throughout North America.
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Same family (Cerambycidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangalia_luteicornis
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