Red and Black Long-horned Beetle, Home

I was hoping that our star party in the evening with all of our kids would yield—finally—a great comet picture, but no such luck. While everyone got a fine look at NEOWISE, I continue to have focus problems and wound up with exceedingly mediocre images. However, in the afternoon, I did better. I also wound up with a fine mystery. This long-horned beetle that appeared on the wood pile looked familiar, but I couldn't quite give it a name I could believe in. Beetles of Eastern North America, usually my go-to and totally reliable resource, didn't feature anything more than close, so I took what I figured was a member of the Long-horned Beetle clan in the genus Purpuricenus to the good folks at BugGuide and started to comb through their images. In blissfully rapid fashion, I found what I was looking forward: a shot of this very beetle, complete with the natty red elytral triangles. Pleased to meet ya, Red and Black Long-horned Beetle, a.k.a. Purpuricenus humeralis.