Beetles of North Carolina

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View	CERAMBYCIDAE Members:	Members of Graphisurus:	11 NC Records
Graphisurus despectus - No Common Name

Photo by: Steve Hall

Photo by: David George

Taxonomy

Family: CERAMBYCIDAE

Subfamily: Lamiinae

Synonym: Urographis despectus

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: BugGuide, Wikipedia, GBIF iNaturalist
Comments: Head and body gray or light reddish brown with a coating of suberect hairs on the elytra (Lingafelter, 2007). Less mottled than Graphisurus fasciatus and lacks the large patches of black found on the anterior of the elytra that distinguish that species; dark subapical patches are present, however.

Distribution in North Carolina


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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

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Diet: Polyphagous on hardwood trees, with a preference for Hickories (Yanega, 1996; Lingafelter, 2007)

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	Recorded by: David George Chatham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:

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