Gaurotes cyanipennis (Say, 1824)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Cerambycidae   >   Genus Gaurotes   

Description:

Dr. John Glaser (Addenda to the Checklist of Maryland Cerambycidae, Maryland Entomologist, Volume 3, Number 4, March 1992) reported that in Maryland, all beetles east of Dans Mountain in Allegany County are blue whereas all the specimens to the west (Garrett and far western Allegany Counties) are purple. (F. Guarinieri)

There are 18 records in the project database.

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Gaurotes cyanipennis in Howard Co., Maryland (5/12/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Gaurotes cyanipennis in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Mating Gaurotes cyanipennis in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Gaurotes cyanipennis in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Gaurotes cyanipennis in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Gaurotes cyanipennis in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Gaurotes cyanipennis collected in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/8/2005). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

A Gaurotes cyanipennis in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/17/2017). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)


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