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Species Xylotrechus undulatus - Spruce Zebra Beetle

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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 Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Xylotrechus
Species undulatus (Spruce Zebra Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xylotrechus longitarsis Casey 1912(1)
Explanation of Names
Xylotrechus (Rusticoclytus) undulatus (Say 1824)
Range
transcontinental in the north, south to OR-CO-MN-OH-ME
Habitat
coniferous and mixed forests
Season
adults in June and July
Food
larvae feed under the bark of spruce (Picea spp.) and other conifers
See Also
other Xylotrechus species in the northeast have distinctly different markings and/or feed on hardwoods rather than conifers
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska
Bousquet Y., Laplante S., Hammond H.E.J., Langor D.W. 2017. TBA. 300 pp.