Cottonwood Long-horned Borer Beetle

Hexapoda, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Plectrodera scalator

Description: Large elongate black and white beetle with very long black and white banded antennae.

Geographic Distribution: Throughout southern and eastern New Mexico. Native.

Habitats: Specific to cottonwood trees. The larvae live in and feed on dead wood of cottonwood trees.

Biology: Adults occur in the mid-summer, larvae are present in wood year round.

Health/pest Status: Not pests, cottonwood long-horned borers feed on already dead cottonwood. The do not attack dry building wood.