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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) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Neoclytus » Red-Headed Ash Borer (Neoclytus acuminatus)

Species Neoclytus acuminatus - Red-Headed Ash Borer

Classification · Size · Identification · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
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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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Neoclytus
Species acuminatus (Red-Headed Ash Borer)
Size
4-16 mm
Identification
The distinctive markings are easily seen in photos of this species. Note the antennae thickened at the tips.
Season
Adults fly March to October in Eastern North America.
Food
Larvae feed on the sapwood of ash and other hardwoods, and even occasionally on vines and shrubs. Larvae are commonly found feeding in downed timber with the bark left on.
Remarks
Attracted to UV or other lights.
Print References
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(2)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
By Douglas Yanega
2.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 6 September, 2004 - 7:34pm

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