Conservation Status
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Not of concern.
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Cyclicity
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May to October (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
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Distribution
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From British Columbia to the Rocky Mountains and California (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
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General Description
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Moderate sized beetle (14-30 mm) with reddish brown cuticle. Hairs can be reddish brown, white, or gray. Antennae can either extend past the elytra 5 segments in males or 3 segments in females. Scutellum is rounded and highly hairy with hairless line in the middle. Legs are covered in fine grayish hairs. Distinguished from other species by angular apices and flowing ridges of the elytra (Linsley and Chemsak, 1984).
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Habitat
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Coniferous woodlands.
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Life Cycle
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Very similar to other Monochamus species, with adults emerging around May to June. Larvae laid in irregular notches will emerge and cause oval shaped excavation tunnels in Pinus species while feeding on the wood of the tree.
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Trophic Strategy
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According to Linsley and Chemsak (1997) larvae will feed in the phloem of numerous Pinus species.
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Monochamus clamator
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Monochamus clamator, the spotted pine sawyer,[1] is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852.[2]
Subspecies
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Monochamus clamator clamator (LeConte, 1852)
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Monochamus clamator latus Casey, 1924
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Monochamus clamator linsleyi Dillon & Dillon, 1941
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Monochamus clamator nevadensis Dillon & Dillon, 1941
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Monochamus clamator rubigineus (Bates, 1880)
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Monochamus clamator: Brief Summary
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Monochamus clamator, the spotted pine sawyer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852.
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