Agrilus sayi

Saunders, 1870

Bayberry Agrilus

Agrilus sayi, commonly known as the bayberry agrilus, is a of metallic wood-boring beetle in the Buprestidae. It is native to North America, with documented occurrence in Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia) and the United States. As a member of the enormous Agrilus, which contains nearly 4,000 described species, A. sayi represents one of many twig and branch-boring buprestids that develop in recently dead wood.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Agrilus sayi: /əˈɡraɪləs ˈseɪ.aɪ/

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Distribution

North America. Documented from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, with broader presence in the United States inferred from the ' established Nearctic range.

Host Associations

bayberry - unknown suggests association with bayberry (Myrica spp.), but specific records are not documented in available sources.

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Genus context

Agrilus sayi belongs to what is perhaps the largest in the animal kingdom, with nearly 4,000 described . Most Agrilus species are twig and branch borers in recently dead wood, with typically found on foliage of larval rather than flowers. No Agrilus species are known to be associated with coniferous plants.