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Asian Horntail

Eriotremex formosanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 4, February 5, March 5, April 9, May 11, June 5, July 4, August 4, September 5, October 5, November 6, December 5.
United States367
Virginia66
North Carolina55
Maryland49
Georgia45
South Carolina28
Alabama19
Mississippi11
Louisiana11
West Virginia9

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyHorntails · Siricidae
GenusEriotremex

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