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	        	 The larva of this long horned beetle feed under the bark of Douglas-fir. It is found through western North America -and despite the name that sounds quite pest-like, apparently it is not. The scientific name is Centrodera spurca.  There you have it. If anyone knows any juicy tid bits about this relatively common showy beetle, please share! 
		
				
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	7/25/2015 08:13:24 am 
						
					Thanks for the nice photo - my husband just found one of these here in western Oregon where we also have a small acreage of oak woodland, and dougfir. I post some of my finds on my blog, I'm impressed you are doing one per day! May I put a link to this page? Thanks! 
							 
									
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							David Fraser
						 
						2/3/2022 08:18:48 pm 
						
					Of course Jean! 
							 
									
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