Texas Beetle Information

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Ivory-marked Longhorn

Eburia haldemani LeConte, 1853

Family Cerambycidae, Subfamily Cerambycinae, Tribe Eburiini

Utley, Bastrop County, Texas
28 June 2005 (Brush Freeman)

Texas County Records for

Eburia haldemani LeConte & E. quadrigeminata (Say)

County Record Source: E.G. Riley, Nov. 2005

Range: Arizona to the southeastern U.S. and Florida, south to northern Mexico.

Adult Activity: May to July

Larval Hosts: Celtis - Hackberry

Comment: Adults readily attracted to fermenting molasses bait.

Similar Species:

Nearly 100 species of Eburia range from eastern to southwestern United States to South America.

Twelve species occur in the U.S.

Texas Taxa:

Eburia haldemani LeConte
Eburia mutica LeConte
Eburia ovicollis LeConte
Eburia quadrigeminata (Say)
Eburia stigmatica Chevrolat

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