TAXONOMY:
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class:Insecta
    Order: Coleoptera
     Family: Cerambycidae
      Genus: Eburia
       Species: quadrigeminata

CHARACTERISTICS: The defining ivory spots on the top of this beetle come in pairs. They are usually found in forests or lumberyards.

Larvae bore deep into heartwood of a tree, destroying it. Trees such as oak, maple, hickory and ash are popular sites for larval infestation. Sometimes this wood is used as firewood so adults are seen inside homes.

Adults eat leaves and twigs.

ADULT SIZE (Length, not including legs):
13mm to 25mm (0.51in to 0.98in) (Compare Size)

IDENTIFYING COLORS: brown; ivory; white; yellow; black

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas

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