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Species Neoclytus acuminatus - Red-Headed Ash Borer

Please tell me if this thing is dangerous! - Neoclytus acuminatus

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Red-Headed Ash Borer - Neoclytus acuminatus

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Red-Headed Ash Borer - Neoclytus acuminatus - male - female

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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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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