The Banded Longhorn is a slender, wasp-mimicking longhorn beetle with alternating yellow and black bands on its elytra and a striking resemblance to a yellowjacket wasp. It is frequently found nectaring on flowers, especially milkweed and goldenrod, reinforcing its mimetic disguise. Larvae develop in roots and decaying wood of deciduous trees.
Habitat
Forest edges, meadows, and roadsides with flowering plants
Diet
Larvae: roots of deciduous trees. Adults: pollen and nectar
How common
Common
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