Spotted Tylosis Beetle

Hexapoda, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Tylosis maculatus

Description: Medium elongate orange beetle with black markings and long antennae. Body size and pattern of black markings are variable. Several similar appearing species occur in New Mexico.

Geographic Distribution: Throughout New Mexico. Native.

Habitats: Open areas, yards, where mallows grow. Larvae live in and feed on the dead roots of wild mallows. Adults are often on mallow flower.

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

Health/pest Status: Not pests, spotted tylosis beetles only feed on dead mallow roots. They do not attack dry building wood.