Beetles of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):
Scientific Name: Common Name:

View	CERAMBYCIDAE Members:	Sole representative of Orthosoma in NC	113 NC Records
Orthosoma brunneum - No Common Name

Photo by: Steve Hall

Taxonomy

Family: CERAMBYCIDAE

Subfamily: Prioninae

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: BugGuide, Wikipedia, GBIF iNaturalist

Distribution in North Carolina


County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


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

Habitats:

See also Habitat Account for General Forests

Diet: Larvae feed on moist, decaying wood, including both hardwoods and conifers (Yanega, 1996; Lingafelter, 2007)

Observation Methods: Comes to lights, including blacklight

Abundance/Frequency:

Adult Phenology:

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5

State Protection:

Comments:

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	Recorded by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Graham Co., Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Ann McCormick Alamance Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Carol Ann McCormick Alamance Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange 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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