Wood Boring Insects of Montana
Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer 1774)
Recorded Montana Distribution
Distribution:
Biology and Hosts: larvae - Balsam Fir, Grand Fir, Yellow Birch, Monterey Cypress, White Spruce, Lodgepole
Pine, Eastern White Pine, Red Pine, Northern White-cedar; adults - various species
of spruce, pine, cedar
Collecting Notes:
Flight Period:
Size: 8-12mm
Distribution and biological notes from Paiero et al. 2012. Jewel Beetles of N.E. North America.
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