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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Phytoeciini » Oberea » Poplar Twig Borer (Oberea delongi)

Species Oberea delongi - Poplar Twig Borer

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Phytoeciini
Genus Oberea
Species delongi (Poplar Twig Borer)
Explanation of Names
Oberea delongi Knull 1928
Size
7-13 mm
Identification
Mostly black except for legs and usually last one-two ventrites which are pale reddish yellow (1)
Venter of pronotum partially pale. Legs bright orange. Pronotum shiny. (1)
Range
ne. NA - Map (1)(2), also TX (3)
Season
May-August (4),(1)
Food
Larvae feed on living cottonwoods, and related trees (Populus). (4),(1)
See Also
Oberea flavipes Haldeman
Print References
Yanega, p. 142 fig. 254 (4)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Texas A&M University Insect Collection (TAMUIC)
4.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Contributed by Cotinis on 2 June, 2007 - 5:50am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 13 May, 2022 - 12:11pm

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