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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-Faced Longhorns (Lamiinae) » Saperdini » Saperda » Round-headed Apple Tree Borer (Saperda candida)

Species Saperda candida - Round-headed Apple Tree Borer

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
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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 Lamiinae (Flat-Faced Longhorns)
Tribe Saperdini
Genus Saperda
Species candida (Round-headed Apple Tree Borer)
Size
10 - 21 mm
Identification
Adult beetles are around 20mm long with antennae as long as their bodies. Light brown with two longitudinal white stripes.
Range
Eastern US and Canada, as far south as Florida.
Food
Larvae feed on the wood of apples (Malus) and related trees in the rose family, such as pear (Pyrus), hawthorn (Crataegus), mountain ash (Sorbus) and Saskatoon (Amelanchier). Adult beetles feed on the leaves.
Life Cycle
Spends three years in the larval stage inside the wood of trees.
Remarks
These insects seek out trees which are already weakened due to some other stress. A heavy infestation can kill a tree.
Internet References
Manitoba Agriculture
Guide d'identification d'insectes du Quebec
Contributed by tom murray on 31 August, 2005 - 8:12pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason
Last updated 17 July, 2006 - 7:27pm

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