Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Meriellum proteus (Kirby)
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution: northeastern North America, western North America (Alaska-Colorado)
Biology and Hosts: Pine, Spruce
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period: June and July
Size: 10-16mm
Photos courtesy of Larry Bezark via Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=4527
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