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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Saperdini » Saperda » Round-headed Apple Tree Borer (Saperda candida)

Species Saperda candida - Round-headed Apple Tree Borer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
Round-headed Apple Tree Borer - Saperda candida Borer - Saperda candida Cerambycid - Saperda candida beetle - Saperda candida brown yellow blue - Saperda candida Beetle - Saperda candida Saperda candida Saperda candida - Round-headed Apple Tree Borer - Saperda candida
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Saperdini
Genus Saperda
Species candida (Round-headed Apple Tree Borer)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Saperda candida Fabricius 1787
Size
10 - 21 mm
Identification
Light brown with two longitudinal white stripes.
Range
e NA (OK-FL-QC-SK)
Season
mostly: June-July (BG data)
Food
Larvae feed on the wood of apples (Malus) and related trees in the rose family, such as pear (Pyrus), hawthorn (Crataegus), mountain ash (Sorbus) and Saskatoon (Amelanchier). Also: Aronia, Cotoneaster, Cydonia, Prunus. Adults feed on leaves.
Life Cycle
Spends three years in the larval stage inside the wood of trees.
Remarks
These insects seek out trees which are already weakened due to some other stress. A heavy infestation can kill a tree.
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Guide d'identification d'insectes du Quebec
Contributed by tom murray on 31 August, 2005 - 8:12pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 January, 2018 - 11:51am

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