Megacyllene caryae (Gahan, 1908) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Megacyllene caryae (Gahan, 1908)

Megacyllene caryae (Gahan, 1908)

Megacyllene caryae is a cerambycid beetle species described by Gahan in 1908, found in the eastern US and French Polynesia.

Family
Genus
Megacyllene
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Megacyllene caryae (Gahan, 1908)

Megacyllene caryae, commonly called the hickory borer or painted hickory borer, is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Cerambycidae. This species was first described by Gahan in 1908. It naturally occurs in the eastern United States, and has also been found on Hiva Oa, which is part of the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Photo: (c) Ann Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ann Gordon · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Megacyllene

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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