Species Neoclytus caprea - Banded Ash Borer

Classification · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References

striped bugs in wood pile - Neoclytus caprea

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Black & yellow insect found in wood pile - Neoclytus caprea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles)

Subfamily Cerambycinae

Tribe Clytini

Genus Neoclytus

Species caprea (Banded Ash Borer)

Life Cycle

Breeds in ash and oak wood.

Remarks

It often emerges indoors from firewood.

Internet References

Forest Pests

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 19 February, 2008 - 10:27am

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