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Bronze Birch Borer

Agrilus anxius

Classification

Class
Insecta

Agrilus anxius, the bronze birch borer, is a wood-boring buprestid beetle native to North America, more numerous in the warmer parts of the continent and rare in the north. It is a serious pest on birch trees (Betula), frequently killing them. The river birch Betula nigra is the most resistant species, while other American birches are less so.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 6United States of America · 2