dogwood twig borer
Oberea tripunctata (Swederus, 1787)

Representative Images


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dogwood twig borer
Oberea tripunctata
Adult(s)
John A. Weidhass
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dogwood twig borer
Oberea tripunctata
Galleries
James Solomon
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dogwood twig borer
Oberea tripunctata
Damage
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dogwood twig borer
Oberea tripunctata
Damage
James Solomon

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Atelocerata
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Phytoeciini
Genus: Oberea

Other System Links

ITIS: 703054
NPDN Pest: INALBBA

Categories

Category: Boring Insects

References

Common Name Reference: Solomon JD. 1995. Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs. Agric. Handbk. 706. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service: 3-212.

Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm