Branch-pruning-behavior

Guides

• Anelaphus submoestus

  Anelaphus submoestus is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Linsley in 1942. The genus Anelaphus includes several twig pruner species whose larvae develop in living branches of deciduous trees, particularly oaks. Adults are typically active in spring and early summer. The species is known from North America, including Mexico and the United States.

  Cerambycidaetwig-pruneroak-associatewood-borerNorth-AmericaMexicoUnited-States1942-descriptionLinsleyElaphidiiniCerambycinaelonghorned-beetleColeopteralarval-host:-Quercusbranch-pruning-behaviorspring-adult-activity