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Rust Pine Borer

Arhopalus rusticus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 361, February 266, March 417, April 656, May 946, June 1,032, July 1,104, August 950, September 697, October 520, November 284, December 222.
United States7,755
Alaska7,457
Germany187
Austria143
Russia126
France95
Denmark76
Finland64
New York63
Poland60

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
GenusArhopalus

Sources

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