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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

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Today I found Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica) along the West River. Sneezewort is a non-native species gone wild. These might be a cultivar called "Pearl."
The beetle is possibly one of the many Shining Leaf Chafers in the Anomala family. Possibly.
Later as I mowed my lawn, a Long-horned Beetle - probably a Northeastern Sawyer - landed on the grass. Conifers, especially pines, are larval hosts for this species.
John
Shining Leaf Chafer on Sneezewort

Northeastern Sawyer Beetle

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