species 43 observations

Tragidion deceptum

Field notes

Tragidion deceptum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Swift & Ray in 2008. The adult is black with orange-yellow on the whole of the elytra except for the parts nearest the thorax. The insect is native to the south-western United States (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) and Mexico.

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided