Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Pygoleptura nigrella (Say)
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution: Canada, Alaska, northern USA
Biology and Hosts: Tamarack, Spruce, Pine, Fir, Douglas-fir
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period: May - September
Size: 11-23mm
Photos courtesy of Larry Bezark via Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=7341
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