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INSECTS

White-spotted Sawyer

Monochamus scutellatus

Insects
Native
White-spotted Sawyer, photo 1 of 5
White-spotted Sawyer, Male
White-spotted Sawyer, Female
20–25 mmLength

Beetle in the family Cerambycidae 20–25 mm long. Lives in forests and in conifers.

There are 1,222 observations of White-spotted Sawyer in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale178
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue136
  3. Laurentides129
  4. Outaouais128
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine101
  6. Lanaudière97
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean91
  8. Côte-Nord84
  9. Mauricie69
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent55
  11. Estrie49
  12. Nord-du-Québec31
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches30
  14. Montérégie26
  15. Centre-du-Québec10
  16. Montréal7
  17. Laval1

Habitat

ForestCephas
ConifersMario Hains

Similar species

Northeastern Pine SawyerMonochamus notatus
Carolina Pine SawyerMonochamus carolinensis
Spotted Pine Long-horned BeetleMonochamus maculosus
Balsam Fir SawyerMonochamus marmorator
Red-shouldered Pine BorerStictoleptura canadensis
Banded GraphisurusGraphisurus fasciatus
Changeable Flower LonghornTrachysida mutabilis
Black-eyed long-horned beetleMicrogoes oculatus
Banded Hickory BorerKnulliana cincta
Sculptured Pine BorerChalcophora virginiensis