Saperda tridentata Olivier, 1795 is a animal in the Cerambycidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Saperda tridentata Olivier, 1795

Saperda tridentata Olivier, 1795

Saperda tridentata, the elm borer, is a cerambycid beetle found in Canada and the United States that feeds on elms.

Family
Genus
Saperda
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Saperda tridentata Olivier, 1795

The elm borer, with the scientific name Saperda tridentata, is a beetle species that belongs to the family Cerambycidae. This species was first described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795. It is found in Canada and the United States. Its recorded host plants for feeding are Ulmus rubra and Ulmus americana. Saperda tridentata acts as a vector that carries the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi, and also serves as a host for the parasitoid wasp Cenocoelius saperdae.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Saperda

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