Species Details
Monochamus mutator
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Common NameSpotted Pine Sawyer
SeasonalityJune to August (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
IdentificationModerate to large sized (17-27 mm) cerambycid with dark elytra with strong indentations. Hairs are white with bands running laterally on pronotum (Yanega, 1996). Antennae extending more than 5 segments past the elytra. Legs with faint white hairs. Distinguished from other Monochamus species by apices of elytra toothed and rounded (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
Scientific Name
Monochamus mutator
Common Name
Spotted Pine Sawyer
Habitat
Coniferous forests.
Seasonality
June to August (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
Identification
Moderate to large sized (17-27 mm) cerambycid with dark elytra with strong indentations. Hairs are white with bands running laterally on pronotum (Yanega, 1996). Antennae extending more than 5 segments past the…
Moderate to large sized (17-27 mm) cerambycid with dark elytra with strong indentations. Hairs are white with bands running laterally on pronotum (Yanega, 1996). Antennae extending more than 5 segments past the elytra. Legs with faint white hairs. Distinguished from other Monochamus species by apices of elytra toothed and rounded (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
Life History
Similar to other Monochamus species. Adults emerge in June and feed on coniferous foliage and bark. Larvae will emerge and feed for 1-2 months, causing oval shaped excavation tunnels. If the tree is young enough,…
Similar to other Monochamus species. Adults emerge in June and feed on coniferous foliage and bark. Larvae will emerge and feed for 1-2 months, causing oval shaped excavation tunnels. If the tree is young enough, larvae can tunnel right through the tree (Ives and Wong, 1988).
Conservation
Not of concern.
Diet Info
Larvae will feed on the sapwood and heartwood of numerous conifers (Yanega, 1996).
Range
From Saskatchewan to New Brunswick (Bousquet, 1991).
Citation
Page Citation for Monochamus mutator
Page Citation
"Species Details - Monochamus mutator, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5874. Accessed 09 May. 2024.
References
Author
Bousquet, Yves
Title
Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date
1991
Pages
430
Author
Yanega, D.
Title
Field Guide to northeastern longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Publication Date
1996
Pages
174 pp
Author
Linsley, E. G. and A. Chemsak
Title
The Cerambycidae of North America, Part VII, No. 1: Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribes Parmenini through Acanthoderini.
Publication Date
1984
Series Title
University of California Publications in Entomology
Volume
102
Pages
258 pp
Author
Ives, W. G. H. and H. R. Wong
Title
Tree and shrub insects of the prairie provinces
Publication Date
1988
Pages
327
Specimen Information
There are 8 specimens of this Species.
UASM53836 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Collected ByAuden, K. F.
Date Collected1922-09-13
UASM53838 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Date Collected1922-09-13
UASM53839 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Date Collected1922-09-13
UASM53840 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Date Collected1922-09-13
UASM53848 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Buck Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1976-08-02
UASM53849 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Buck Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1976-08-02
UASM53850 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Buck Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1976-08-02
UASM136531 - Monochamus mutator
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buck Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1976-08-02