Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn beetles)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Coleoptera Phenology

Cerambycidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Acanthocinus nodosusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Aegomorphus modestusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Aegomorphus quadrigibbusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Analeptura lineolaLonghorn beetle HerePhenology
Anelaphus parallelusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Anelaphus villosusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Anoplodera puberaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Anthophylax attenuatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Anthophylax cyaneausLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Anthophylax viridisLonghorn beetle HerePhenology
Arhopalus rusticusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Astylopsis collarisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Astylopsis maculaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Astylopsis maculataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Bellamira scalarisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Brachyleptura champlainiLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Brachyleptura vagansLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Centrodera decolorataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Cerambycidae_genus specieslong-horned beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Clytus ruricolaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Cyrtophorus verrucosusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Desmocerus palliatusElder borer HerePhenology
Dorcaschema cinereumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Ecyrus dasycerusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Elaphidion mucronatumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Encyclops caeruleaOak bark scaler(NA) HerePhenology
Euderces picipesLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Euderces reicheiLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Eupogonius pauperLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Eupogonius subarmatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Eutrichillus biguttatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Evodinus monticolaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Gaurotes cyannipennisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Gaurotes thoracicaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Goes debilisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Grammoptera exiguaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Grammoptera subargentataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Hyperplatis maculataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Hyperplatys aspersaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Idiopidonia pedalisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Judolia cordiferaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Leptorhabdium pictumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Leptostylus transversusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Leptura subhamataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Lepturges confluensLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Lepturges signatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Megacyllene caryaeLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Megacyllene robiniaeLocusts borer(NA) HerePhenology
Metacmaeops vittataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Michthisoma heterodoxumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Microgoes oculatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Molorchus bimaculatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Monochamus notatusNortheastern sawyer beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Neandra brunneaPole borer beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Neoalosterna capitataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Neoclytus acuminatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oberea affinisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oberea myopsLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oberea perspicillataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oberea preaelongaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Obrium rubidumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oplosia nubilaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Orthosoma brunneaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Orthosoma brunneumBrown Prionid beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Phymatodes aereusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Phymatodes amoenusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Phymatodes variusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Pidonia aurataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Pidonia densicollisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Pidonia ruficollisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Prionus laticollisBroad-necked root borer(NA) HerePhenology
Purpuricenus axillarisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Purpuricenus humeralisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Purpuricenus paraxillarisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Rhagium inquisitorRibbed pine Borer(NA) HerePhenology
Saperda candidaRoundheaded appletree borer(NA) HerePhenology
Saperda discoideaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Saperda imitansLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Saperda lateralisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Saperda vestitaLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Sarosesthes fulminansLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Stenelytrana emarginataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Stenocorus schaumiMajestic longhorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Stenocorus vittigerLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Stenosphenus notatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Sternidius variegatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Stictoleptura canadensisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Strangalepta abbreviataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Strangalia luteicornisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Strophiona nitensLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Tetraopes tetrophthalmusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Tetropium schwarzianumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Trachysida mutabilisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Tragosoma depsariumLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Typocerus deceptusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Typocerus lugubrisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Typocerus velutinasLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Typocerus velutinusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Urgleptes fovaetocollisLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Urgleptes querciLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Urgleptes signatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Urographis fasciatusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Xestoleptura octomaculataLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Xylotrechus colonusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Xylotrechus integerLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Xylotrechus nitidusLonghorn beetle(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
This family of beetles, known for their longhorn antennae, are mainly woody vegetation feeders. These species (larva or adult) will eat pretty much every part of a tree. However, their biggest help is in consuming dead and dying trees. In this regard, they are part of the forest cleanup crew.
Over 100 species from this family of beetles have thus far been found in the park.

Taxon References for Cerambycidae

Beetles of Eastern North America, A. V. Evans, Princeton University Press, p 388-428.


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