Genus Saperda

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Long-horned Beetle - Saperda discoidea - female

Gray and orange cerambycid - Saperda tridentata

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

Numbers

Arnett counts seventeen species (1)

Size

About 25 mm. long.

Identification

Sometimes very colorful.

Remarks

There are a number of important pest species.

Internet References

Spotted Apple Tree Borer - Saperda cretata Newman

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 May, 2004 - 9:18am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 6 December, 2007 - 4:24pm

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