Walnut-associated

Guides

• Agrilus juglandis

  Butternut Agrilus

  Agrilus juglandis, commonly known as the butternut agrilus, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It was described by Knull in 1920 and is native to North America. The species is associated with walnut trees (Juglans spp.), as indicated by its specific epithet. Like other members of the hyper-diverse genus Agrilus, it is a metallic wood-borer whose larvae develop in woody hosts.

  Buprestidaewood-boring-beetlemetallic-beetleNorth-Americawalnut-associated

• Hylocurus hirtellus

  Hylocurus hirtellus is a bark beetle (Scolytinae) described by Wood & Bright in 1992. It has been documented in Middle America and North America, including British Columbia, Canada. The species is known from a new host record involving northern California black walnut (Juglans hindsii), though detailed biological information remains limited.

  bark-beetleScolytinaeCurculionidaeColeopterawood-boring-beetleJuglanswalnut-associated