Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer 1845
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution:
Biology and Hosts: larvae - Red Oak; adults - maple, Allegheny Chinkapin, Beaked Hazel, Columbia Hawthorn,
Dotted Hawthorn, Jack Pine, Quaking Aspen, Eastern White Oak, Gambel Oak, Shingle
Oak, Burr Oak, Common Post Oak, Eastern Black Oak, Winged Elm, American Elm, Slippery
Elm
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period:
Size: 3-5mm
Distribution and biological notes from Paiero et al. 2012. Jewel Beetles of N.E. North America.
Dorsal View
A Montana Agriculture/ Experiment Station project in cooperation with USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Montana Department of Agriculture, Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation, Forestry Division, and Montana 4-H