Trachysida mutabilis (Newman)

Ferro, Michael L., Gimmel, Matthew L., Harms, Kyle E. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2012, Comparison of Coleoptera emergent from various decay classes of downed coarse woody debris in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Insecta Mundi 2012 (260), pp. 1-8 : 22

Trachysida mutabilis (Newman) ( Fig. 17 )

Range: eastern North America, west to Georgia and Alberta. Habitat: recorded from 17+ hardwoods including oak, maple, beech, and elm. Collection Method: emergence. Biology: flight period April to July, females deposit pink scaly eggs under bark of decaying wood, larvae mine the wood and adults emerge through circular holes. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in FWD2, CWD1, and primary forest. References: Linsley and Chemsak 1976, 1997; Downie and Arnett 1996; Lingafelter 2007; Majka et al. 2011.

Figures

Figures 15–20. Habitus images. 15) Urographis fasciatus (Degeer) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). 16) Analeptura lineola Say (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae). 17) Trachysida mutabilis (Newman) (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae). 18) Cerylon castaneum Say (Cerylonidae). 19) Mychocerus striatus (Sen Gupta and Crowson) (Cerylonidae). 20) Philothermus glabriculus (LeConte) (Cerylonidae).