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wannadanc Olympia, WA Sep 05, 2010

This is a very large insect for PNW - and I am clueless as to what it is! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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catzgalore Grandview, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 05, 2010

Cicada maybe?

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 06, 2010

It isn't a Cicada, possibly one of the Longhorned beetles. Some of them can get quite large.

There isn't enough left of it to tell for sure, but possibly from the Cerambycidae family.

http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Cerambycidae&search=Search

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 07, 2010

This is indeed a long-horned wood boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It is in the subfamily Prioninae; the larvae of these beetles feed primarily in the roots of trees.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 07, 2010

Yaaay! I got one right!

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wannadanc Olympia, WA Sep 07, 2010

OH - thank you SO much!!!!!!!!!!!

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