Twig Pruner

Anelaphus villosus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cerambycidae

Also called: Hickory Twig Pruner, Oak Twig Pruner

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Twig Pruner
Photo: willingarden, CC BY

The Twig Pruner lives in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. It is the same species as Anelaphus parallelus, which is now considered a synonym.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 39 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Maryland, Connecticut, Kansas.

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

Twig Pruner photo 3
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Twig Pruner photo 4
Photo: Cecil Smith, CC BY
Twig Pruner photo 5
Photo: kirk gardner, CC BY
Twig Pruner photo 6
Photo: unknown, CC0

Questions people ask

Is Anelaphus parallelus a different bug?

No, it is considered the same species as Twig Pruner.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Cerambycidae)

House LonghornHouse LonghornHylotrupes bajulusCan damage your homeAsian Longhorned BeetleAsian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed Milkweed BeetleRed Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusWhite-spotted SawyerWhite-spotted SawyerMonochamus scutellatusCan damage your homeRed Pine Longhorn BeetleRed Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubraSpotted Longhorn BeetleSpotted Longhorn BeetleRutpela maculataDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

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

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 2026-10-23.

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