Red-necked Cane Borer

Agrilus ruficollis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Buprestidae

Also called: Red-necked Cane Borer Beetle

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Red-necked Cane Borer
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA

The red-necked cane borer is a metallic wood-boring beetle. It occurs in Europe, northern Asia (except China), and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 38 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Red-necked Cane Borer photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Red-necked Cane Borer photo 3
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA
Red-necked Cane Borer photo 4
Photo: Will Kuhn, CC BY
Red-necked Cane Borer photo 5
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA

Same family (Buprestidae)

Emerald Ash BorerEmerald Ash BorerAgrilus planipennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSculptured Pine BorerSculptured Pine BorerChalcophora virginiensisDamages trees, gardens or cropsGolden Buprestid BeetleGolden Buprestid BeetleBuprestis aurulentaAnthaxia nitidulaAnthaxia nitidulaAnthaxia nitidulaDamages trees, gardens or cropsWestern Sculptured Pine BorerWestern Sculptured Pine BorerChalcophora angulicollisAnthaxia quadripunctataAnthaxia quadripunctataAnthaxia quadripunctata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrilus_ruficollis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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