Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Brachysomida atra (Leconte)
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution: southwestern Canada, northwestern USA (Washington-Colorado)
Biology and Hosts: Adults on Lupine flowers, Antelope bitterbrush, Snowberry
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period: May - July
Size: 7-13mm
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Photos courtesy of Larry Bezark via Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=6926
A Montana Agriculture/ Experiment Station project in cooperation with USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Montana Department of Agriculture, Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation, Forestry Division, and Montana 4-H
