Neoclytus caprea, commonly known as the banded ash borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It feeds on the sapwood of ash, oak, and hickory. It often emerges indoors from firewood; logs may become infested within 20 days of felling in summer. The banded ash borer exhibits sexual dimorphism, as the female is considerably larger than the male and has yellow and black elytra coloring rather than the male's white and black coloring. It produces one generation a year.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Banded Ash Borer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Xylotrechus antilope
- Xylotrechus undulatus
- Xylotrechus arvicola
- Clytus lama
- Neoclytus conjunctus
- Cyrtoclytus capra
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Neoclytus
- Species
- Neoclytus caprea
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