Bug FAQRed-shouldered Pine Borer
Stictoleptura canadensis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae
Also called: Red-shouldered Pine Borer Beetle
The red-shouldered pine borer is a beetle found in Canada and the United States. It is called Stictoleptura canadensis. Larvae live in dead or decaying wood and sometimes in living plants, while adults feed on flowers. The larval stage can last one to three years, and adults live from a few days up to a few months before reproducing and dying.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The larvae develop in dead or decaying wood and may also use living plants as hosts. Adult beetles are found on flowers where they feed.
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What it eats
Larvae eat dead or decaying wood, occasionally feeding on living plant tissue. Adults feed on flower nectar and pollen.
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Life cycle
The larval stage lasts one to three years in temperate climates. Adults emerge, disperse, reproduce, and die within a period of a few days to a few months.
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Where it comes from
It occurs in Canada and the United States.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where is the red-shouldered pine borer found?
It is native to Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
What do the larvae of this beetle eat?
They feed on dead or decaying wood and sometimes on living plant tissue.
Source: Wikipedia
How long does the larval stage last?
In temperate areas the larvae develop for one to three years.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stictoleptura_canadensis
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