ID please...Assasin bug??

[kraken]

Does anyone know what this is?My son caught it...

 

[lucanidae]

Cerambycidae, longhorn beetle. Species is almost definitley Eburia quadrigeminata. Cool!

 

[ta2edpop]

spotted apple tree borer-saperda cretata.

 

[ta2edpop]

They feed off of new foliage and plant growth. In short-if you have conifer trees or apple trees then they are a pest. Hope that helps.

 

[lucanidae]

Saperda cretata has differnt markings and is lacking the paired projections on the pronotum...seen in the picture, and definitley present on Eburia quadrigeminata. This is Eburia quadrigeminata

 

[kraken]

Saperda cretata has differnt markings and is lacking the paired projections on the pronotum...seen in the picture, and definitley present on Eburia quadrigeminata. This is Eburia quadrigeminata

So what would that eat?He just caught 2 more.And does it bite?

 

[lucanidae]

Best I can tell you is that the larvae are woodborers and the adults have mandibles and can use them, although they aren't dangerous.

 

[kraken]

Well heck! We was hopin it was an assasin! Its still pretty cool though!

 

[ta2edpop]

Saperda cretata has differnt markings and is lacking the paired projections on the pronotum...seen in the picture, and definitley present on Eburia quadrigeminata. This is Eburia quadrigeminata

Not the ones I have. That is identical to what I have. While it not THE most reliable in th world-check out the audubon field guide.page number 599, plate number 241. THat bug is exactly what this picture is of.
Not making an argument. Just stating my op.

 

[lucanidae]

Here, I found some pictures to help out. You can see in the first picture of Eburia quadrigemintata the darkenend raised projections on the segment just before the head (pronotum). In the picture you can also see the darkenend rings behind the antenna. Both of these features are seen in the picture of the insect in question.

Eburia quadrigeminata
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2874

Below is a link to a picture or Saperda cretata. Look at how the pronotum isn't the same shape, it's skinnier, and lacks the paired projections. Although the markings of these species are somewhat similar, (other than the white markings on the pronotum and head of Sapera cretata) the body shape is distinct.

Saperda cretata
http://www.fsca-dpi.org/Coleoptera/Mike/FloridaCerambycids/Saperda_cretataMontage.jpg

The insect in the picture is Eburia quadrigemintata

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Not the ones I have. That is identical to what I have. While it not THE most reliable in th world-check out the audubon field guide.page number 599, plate number 241. THat bug is exactly what this picture is of.
Not making an argument. Just stating my op.

I have the same field guide, you're right, the beetle on plate 241 is identical to the one in the picture, but it's also identified in the book as the Ivory-marked Beetle, Eburia quadrigeminata, not Saperda cretata.

 

[ta2edpop]

I have the same field guide, you're right, the beetle on plate 241 is identical to the one in the picture, but it's also identified in the book as the Ivory-marked Beetle, Eburia quadrigeminata, not Saperda cretata.

I must have an old book or something 'cause it doesn't even say any thing about Ivory-marked beetle. Weird. O.k.