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Red-necked Cane Borer

Agrilus ruficollis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 27, February 29, March 31, April 52, May 108, June 88, July 27, August 26, September 31, October 29, November 24, December 25.
United States3,036
Canada571
Virginia400
Maryland381
Ontario370
New York302
Massachusetts220
Pennsylvania190
North Carolina167
Quebec151

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
FamilyJewel Beetles · Buprestidae
GenusAgrilus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Red-necked Cane Borer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.