Glycobius speciosus (Say, 1824) is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Glycobius speciosus (Say, 1824)

Glycobius speciosus (Say, 1824)

Glycobius speciosus, the sugar maple borer, is the only species in the Glycobius beetle genus, whose larvae feed on sugar maple.

Family
Genus
Glycobius
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Glycobius speciosus (Say, 1824)

Glycobius speciosus, commonly called the sugar maple borer, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Glycobius. Its larvae feed on sugar maple (Acer saccharum), which is the origin of its common name.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Glycobius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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