Willow Gall Limb Borer

Agrilus politus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Willow Gall Limb Borer
Scientific Name: 
Agrilus politus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Buprestidae
General Biology
Canada Known Subspecies Count: 
0
Reproduction Frequency Per Year: 
0
Habitat
Reared from maple (Acer spp.) and willow (Sallx spp.).
References: 
B184
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Norman wells, Wrigley, Ft Smith
Score: 
A
References: 
B184
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Nt: known from 3 sites (Bright 1987).
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).; Reviewed in 2020 by Charlene Wood, no change
Last Updated: 
July 24, 2020

References

Habitat

  • Bright, DE. (1978) The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Part 15.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 335 pp. - B184 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Bright, DE. (1978) The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Part 15.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 335 pp. - B184 Return