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    boxelder twig borer
    Proteoteras willingana (Kearfott)

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    Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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    boxelder twig borer
    Proteoteras willingana
    Damage
    James Solomon

    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Superfamily: Tortricoidea
    Family: Tortricidae
    Subfamily: Olethreutinae
    Tribe: Eucosmini
    Genus: Proteoteras

    Other System Links

    NPDN Pest: ITBUDAA

    References

    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. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm





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