# What is this...moth? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 30, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-moth/913808 "2020-06-30T16:24:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-moth/913808/1 "2020-06-30T16:24:29Z")
I’ve never seen one like this before out here. Kinda looks like Google images of a tiger moth, but I didn’t see one with these kinds of stripes. This is in the Portland Oregon area - notice my keys for scale. [Thanks](https://flic.kr/p/2jgRshL)! ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-moth/913808/2 "2020-06-30T16:39:04Z")
It’s a longhorn beetle. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-moth/913808/3 "2020-06-30T16:40:13Z")
Looks like a [banded alder borer](https://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/identification/bandedalderborer.html). [![](https://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/identification/bandedalderborer.jpg) ](https://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/identification/bandedalderborer.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-moth/913808/4 "2020-07-01T00:04:51Z")
It certainly does - thanks!