Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Phymatodes blandus (LeConte)
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution: western USA (California, Oregon)
Biology and Hosts: Willow, Aspen, Cottonwood
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period: early summer
Size: 4.5-8mm
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Photos courtesy of Larry Bezark via Photographic Catalog of Cerambycidae of the World: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=4545
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