maple twig borer
Proteoteras aesculana Riley
Resources
- Guide to Insect Borers in North American Broadleaf Trees and Shrubs - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
 3056044 maple twig borer Proteoteras aesculana Damage James Solomon |
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Tortricoidea |
| Family: Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: Olethreutinae |
| Tribe: Eucosmini |
| Genus: Proteoteras |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: ITBUCZASynonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
maple shoot borer, buckeye/horsechesnut petiole borer, buckeye leaf stem borer
| Common Name Reference: | Solomon JD. 1995. Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs. Agric. Handbk. 706. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service: 3-212. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 3. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm |
