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Tanbark Borer (Phymatodes testaceus)
Species
Phymatodes testaceus
- Tanbark Borer
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family
Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily
Cerambycinae
Tribe
Callidiini
Genus
Phymatodes
Species
testaceus
(Tanbark Borer)
Explanation of Names
Phymatodes testaceus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Size
14mm
(
1
)
Identification
the long metatarsomere I (longer than the remaining tarsomeres together) is diagnostic among our spp.; color variable
(
2
)
Range
native to Eurasia; widely established around the world, incl. e. US and, more recently, in the Pacific Northwest
(
2
)
Food
oak [per comment
here
]
Dead oaks, occasionally in stored hemlock
(
1
)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed within or beneath the bark; pupation occurs in the sapwood.
(
1
)
Several years may be required to complete a life cycle.
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
2.
Nomenclatural changes in North American Phymatodes Mulsant (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Swift I.P., Ray A.M. 2010. Zootaxa 2448: 35–52.
Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 29 October, 2005 - 4:33pm
Additional contributions by
ceiseman
,
v belov
,
mfdigiro
,
Marci Hess
Last updated 28 July, 2023 - 3:00pm