Saperda calcarata

The poplar beetle, Saperda calcarata, is a species of longhorn beetle native to North America. Adults are 18 to 33-mm long. They overwinter and emerge  June to August and females lay eggs in chewed bark slits. Poplar beetle larvae are a forest pest that injure poplar, aspen, and cottonwood.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Species: Saperda calcarata

Photograph: © 2018 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 03 May 2018
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45^o39'59" N 110^o03'04" W)