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    cottonwood borer
    Plectrodera scalator (Fabricius, 1792)

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    Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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    Adult(s)
    Donald Duerr
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    Damage
    University of Georgia
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    Adult(s)
    James Solomon
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    Pupa(e)
    James Solomon
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    Larva(e)
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    Larva(e)
    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: Monochamini
    Genus: Plectrodera

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 703153
    NPDN Pest: INALBFA

    Synonyms and Other Names

    Related Scientific Names:
    Plectrodera bellii LeConte(Synonym)

    References

    Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
    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/





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