Ivory-Marked Beetle

Ivory-marked beetle crawling on bark
Scientific Name
Eburia quadrigeminata
Family
Cerambycidae (longhorned beetles) in the order Coleoptera (beetles)
Description

The ivory-marked beetle is a longhorned beetle whose larvae bore deep into the heartwood of a variety of deciduous trees, including oak, hickory, maple, cherry, ash, elm, and more. It can have a remarkably long lifespan: Adults have been known to emerge from finished furniture and flooring after 40 years.

Learn more about this and other longhorned beetles on their family page.

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Ivory-marked beetle crawling on bark
The ivory-marked beetle (Eburia quadrigeminata) is a longhorned beetle whose larvae bore deep into the heartwood of a variety of deciduous trees, including oak, hickory, maple, cherry, ash, elm, and more. It can have a remarkably long lifespan: Adults have been known to emerge from finished furniture and flooring after 40 years.
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Ivory-marked beetle crawling on bark
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