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California Root Borer

Prionus californicus

7,240 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 180, February 156, March 163, April 202, May 196, June 518, July 697, August 296, September 160, October 163, November 210, December 162.
United States4,274
California1,984
Canada559
Arizona406
Utah391
Oregon369
British Columbia339
New Mexico277
Nevada273
Washington267

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLonghorn Beetles · Cerambycidae
GenusPrionus

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