Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Tetropium velutinum LeConte
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution: northwestern USA, southwestern Canada
Biology and Hosts: Tamarack,Hemlock,Pine,Spruce,Fir
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period: May - August
Size: 12-20mm
Photos courtesy of Larry Bezark via Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=890
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