Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


tupelo borer
Aegomorphus morrisii (Uhler, 1855)



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tupelo borer
Aegomorphus morrisii
Adult(s)
James Solomon
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tupelo borer
Aegomorphus morrisii
Damage
James Solomon
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tupelo borer
Aegomorphus morrisii
Damage
James Solomon


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Acanthoderini
Genus: Aegomorphus

Other System Links

ITIS: 702416



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: Tavakilian, G. & H. Chevillotte. 2012. Titan: base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicornes. Version 3.0. Available from: http://lully.snv.jussieu.fr/titan/