Coleoptera: Buprestidae - Emerald Ash Borer
Coleoptera: Buprestidae - Emerald Ash Borer
Coleoptera: Buprestidae - Emerald Ash Borer
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Agrilus arcuatus (Say)• Length: 6.0-7.5 mm, much smaller than EAB.• Color of head and pronotum coppery-brown tobronzy-green, elytra blackish with coppery orbrassy reflection.• Abdominal dorsum black in color (RED in EAB).• Pygidium with dorsal carina but withoutprojecting terminal spine (PROJECTING in EAB).• Pronotum with distinct prehumeral carina(ABSENT in EAB) (see Agrilus anxius for photo).• Hosts: black oak (Quercus velutina), white oak (Q. alba),beech (Fagus americana), American chestnut (Castaneadentata), American hazel (Corylus americana), and hickory(Carya spp.).arcuatusEABarcuatus color and size variation