Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00486
Apomecyna saltator
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About Apomecyna saltator
Apomecyna saltator is the introduced cucurbit longicorn.
Natural history and identification
Apomecyna saltator is the introduced cucurbit longicorn. Its cream-colored grubs tunnel inside cucumber, squash, melon, and related vines, then pupate in fibrous cocoons within the stem. Adults are slate grey with white spots forming three V-shaped markings across the wing covers. The University of Hawaiʻi account records it on Kauaʻi and other islands. Published development times for a related Apomecyna species should not be presented as measured values for A. saltator.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Non-native catalog lists Kauaʻi among Hawaiian islands; native to Southeast Asia.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Apomecyna saltator
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Apomecyna saltator is the introduced cucurbit longicorn.