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

hemlock borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata (Harris, 1830)

Host: eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.)
Descriptor: Display or Sign
Description: Infested hemlock. Woodpecker probing has stripped the outer bark off of this infested tree. The red under-bark is very visible against snow in late winter. March 2010
Image type: Field
Image location: Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, 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: 5424288

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Image Information last updated on Friday, August 20, 2010