Xylotrechus insignis LeConte, 1873 is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xylotrechus insignis LeConte, 1873

Xylotrechus insignis LeConte, 1873

Xylotrechus insignis, the willow borer, is a 12–16 mm long cerambycid beetle found mainly in North America.

Family
Genus
Xylotrechus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xylotrechus insignis LeConte, 1873

Xylotrechus insignis is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Cerambycidae. This species was first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873. It is commonly known as the willow borer, a name that refers to its habit of drilling into trees, an activity that typically harms or kills the trees it infests. Xylotrechus insignis primarily lives inside trees, with a particular association with willow trees, and is mainly found in North America. Adult individuals of this species grow to between 12 and 16 millimeters in body length.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Xylotrechus

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