Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774) is a animal in the Byturidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)

Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)

The raspberry beetle Byturus tomentosus is a widespread major berry pest in north-central Europe, related to North American B. urbanus.

Family
Genus
Byturus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)

Byturus tomentosus, commonly known as the raspberry beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the fruitworm family Byturidae. It is a widespread major pest in north-central Europe, and it attacks raspberry, blackberry, and loganberry plants. This species is related to the North American native raspberry fruitworm, Byturus urbanus.

Photo: (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Byturidae Byturus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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