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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 » Oberea myops

Species Oberea myops

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Oberea myops Haldeman - Oberea myops Oberea myops Haldeman - Oberea myops Oberea myops - female
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 myops (Oberea myops)
Other Common Names
Rhododendron Stem Borer (1)
Explanation of Names
Oberea myops Haldeman 1847
Size
9-18 mm (1)
Range
scattered records e. NA to TX - Map
Season
May-July (2)
Food
Rhododendron, azalea, laurel(3)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in the bark of twigs between 2 girdles about 1/2" apart. The larva bores into the twig and down to the ground and into the roots.(3)
Internet References
Cerambycidae Catalog
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States
Steven W. Lingafelter. 2008. Coleopterists Society.
3.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 November, 2010 - 9:38am
Additional contributions by Marci Hess
Last updated 23 July, 2023 - 2:04pm

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