This is a real Asian Long-Horned Beetle that we found on a pine tree even though they are commonly found on maple trees.
Asian Long Horned Beetles
“Mature Asian Long-horned beetles are very large insects with bodies ranging from 1 to 1 ½ inches (2.5-4 cm) in length and antennae which can be as long as four inches (10 cm). They are shiny and black with white spots and long antennae banded black and white. These beetles have wings and can fly, although only for short distances because of their size and weight.”
image courtesy of Wikipedia
This is an Asian Long-Horned that we captured. This is the same insect shown in the the other picture above.
1. This beetle is native to China, Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan and an accidental immigrant in North America
2. Adults are glossy black, 20-35 mm long. Both sexes have up to 20 irregularly distinct white spots on the otherwise black elytra. Antennal segments 3-11 distinctly banded white and black in both sexes. Legs bluish-white on dorsal surfaces.
3. Females chew out oval egg-laying sites (niches) in the bark and lay 30-70 eggs which hatch in 10-15 days.
“The Asian Long-horned beetle (ALB) is an exotic pest threatening a wide variety of hardwood trees in North America. Adults are large (0.75 - 1.50 inches long) with very long black and white banded antennae. The body is glossy black with irregular white spots. The beetle has been introduced into New York City, Chicago, New Jersey and most recently Worcester. Adults can be seen from late spring to fall depending on the climate.” (link)
