Red-shouldered Bostrichid
Xylobiopsbasilaris
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Grenada, Mississippi
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Oxford, MS (Zone 7a) |
April 2012 |
Neutral
3 - 4mm in length
Food hosts: A wide variety of hardwoods, favors hickories (Carya) and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana); larvae feed mostly in sapwood and to some extent in heartwood, adults often bore into healthy twigs for food and shelter(1)
(1) Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs
By Solomon, J.D. 1995.
Food hosts: A wide variety of hardwoods, favors hickories (Carya) and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana); larvae feed mostly in sapwood and to some extent in heartwood, adults often bore into healthy twigs for food and shelter(1)
(1) Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs
By Solomon, J.D. 1995.
