Stictoleptura canadensis (original) (raw)
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Species of beetle
| Stictoleptura canadensis | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Stictoleptura |
| Species: | S. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictoleptura canadensis(Olivier, 1795) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Anoplodera canadensis (Olivier) Chagnon, 1933 Brachyleptura canadensis (Olivier) Casey, 1913 Leptura canadensis Olivier, 1795 Leptura cinnamoptera Haldeman, 1847 nec Randall, 1838 Leptura erythroptera Kirby, 1837 nec Hagenbach, 1822 Leptura tenuicornis Haldeman, 1847 |
Stictoleptura canadensis, commonly known as the red-shouldered pine borer,[1][2] is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae found in Canada and the United States.[3]
The larvae feed on dead, or decaying wood, but sometimes use a living plant as a host. Girdlers eat living branches or twigs. The larvae move freely through the soil, feeding upon roots, or tunneling under the root crown.[2]
The adults feed on flowers. Every adult have different feeding requirement, some may like sap, while others, may prefer bark, leaves, blossoms, fruits, or fungi. Some even drink water only. In a temperate climate, the species life span, as a larva, is 1–3 years. However, cycles of 2–3 months, even decades have been recorded. Adult beetles quickly emerge, later disperse, following by reproduction, and death, all which takes from 3 days to couple of months.[2]
- ^ Insects of Alberta
- ^ a b c Common name and Habitat
- ^ "Stictoleptura canadensis (Olivier, 1795)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved April 16, 2012.