White-spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus)

White-spotted Sawyer, a reference photo — Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Monochamus scutellatus, commonly known as the white-spotted sawyer or spruce sawyer or spruce bug or a hair-eater, is a common wood-boring beetle found throughout North America. It is a species native to North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-spotted Sawyer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Monochamus sartor
Monochamus sutor
Monochamus maculosus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Monochamus
Species: Monochamus scutellatus

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