Twig borer
Twig borer refers to a number of species of beetles and moths that chew holes into small branches of trees and shrubs. Many of these insects are agricultural pests. Animals that are called twig borers include:
Beetles
beetle in the family Bostrichidae
- Amphicerus bicaudatus (apple twig borer or grape cane borer), beetle in the family Bostrichidae
- Amphicerus bimaculatus (Grape cane borer beetle), beetle in the family Bostrichidae
- Melalgus confertus (branch and twig borer), beetle in the family Bostrichidae
beetle in the family Curculionidae
- Xylosandrus compactus (black twig borer or coffee twig borer), beetle in the family Curculionidae
beetle in the family Cerambycidae
- Chlorophorus varius (grape wood borer)
- Bacchisa fortunei (blue pear twig borer), beetles in the family Cerambycidae
- Oberea tripunctata (dogwood twig borer), beetle in the family Cerambycidae
- Oberea delongi (poplar twig borer), beetle in the family Cerambycidae
- Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus (grape twig borer), beetle in the family Cerambycidae
Moths
moth in the family Gelechiidae
- Coleotechnites bacchariella (coyote brush twig borer moth), moth in the family Gelechiidae
- Anarsia lineatella (peach twig borer), moth in the family Gelechiidae
moth in the family Crambidae
- Terastia meticulosalis (erythrina twigborer), moth in the family Crambidae
moth in the family Tortricidae
- Gypsonoma haimbachiana (cottonwood twig borer), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Hystrichophora taleana (indigobush twig borer), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Ecdytolopha insiticiana (locust twig borer), moth in the family Tortricidae
Proteoteras
- Proteoteras willingana (eastern boxelder twig borer moth), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Proteoteras aesculana (maple twig borer), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Proteoteras crescentana (northern boxelder twig borer moth), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Proteoteras arizonae (western boxelder twig borer moth), moth in the family Tortricidae
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