Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Callidium violaceum (L.)
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution: Europe, Asia, eastern North America, introduced in Uruguay
Biology and Hosts: Pine, Spruce, Tamarack
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period: May - August
Size: 9-15mm
Photos courtesy of Larry Bezark via Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=4502
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