hemlock borer (Phaenops fulvoguttata ) on eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis )

hemlock borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata (Harris, 1830)

Host: eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.)
Descriptor: Feature(s)
Description: Late winter woodpecker activity probing for larvae. Woodpecker attacked trees have a characteristic red appearance as the outer bark is removed.
Image location: United States

Photographer Information

Name: Steven Katovich
Organization: USDA Forest Service
Country: United States

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Subject: hemlock borer
Genus: Phaenops
Family: Buprestidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Steven Katovich
Organization: USDA Forest Service
Area: Forestry - Conifer

Image Number: 1388014

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Image uploaded on Wednesday, August 03, 2005
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