Xylotrechus insignis
| Xylotrechus insignis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Coleoptera
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| Family: | Cerambycidae
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| Genus: | |
| Species: | X. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylotrechus insignis LeConte, 1873
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Xylotrechus insignis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873. Xylotrechus insignis is commonly referred to as a willow borer which means that it drills into trees usually killing or harming the tree. Xylotrechus insignis lives mainly in trees and especially willows; mainly in North America. They get to be about 12 to 16 mm long [1]
References[]
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. / Jonah HansenA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
Categories:
- Xylotrechus
- Beetles described in 1873
- Clytini stubs