Invasive-in-hawaii

Guides

• Copestylum tamaulipanum

  Woolly Bromeliad Fly

  Copestylum tamaulipanum is a species of syrphid hoverfly known from Mexico and the Mexico–United States border region. Larvae develop in decaying platyclades of Opuntia cacti, exhibiting saprophytic feeding behavior. Adults are flower visitors. The species has been introduced to Hawaii.

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• Semanotus amethystinus

  Amethyst Cedar Borer

  Semanotus amethystinus is a longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as the Amethyst Cedar Borer. The species is native to western North America and has been introduced to Hawaii. Adults are typically found on or near their coniferous host trees, particularly junipers and cedars. Larvae develop as wood-borers in the trunks and larger limbs of living or stressed trees, creating galleries packed with frass.

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