Twig borer
Appearance
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:
- Amphicerus bicaudatus (apple twig borer or grape cane borer), beetle in the family Bostrichidae
- Xylosandrus compactus (black twig borer or coffee twig borer), beetle in the family Curculionidae
- Bacchisa fortunei (blue pear twig borer), beetles in the family Cerambycidae
- Melalgus confertus (branch and twig borer), beetle in the family Bostrichidae
- Gypsonoma haimbachiana (cottonwood twig borer), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Coleotechnites bacchariella (coyote brush twig borer moth), moth in the family Gelechiidae
- Oberea tripunctata (dogwood twig borer), beetle in the family Cerambycidae
- Proteoteras willingana (eastern boxelder twig borer moth), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Terastia meticulosalis (erythrina twigborer), moth in the family Crambidae
- Hystrichophora taleana (indigobush twig borer), moth in the family Tortricidae
- Ecdytolopha insiticiana (locust twig borer), 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
- Anarsia lineatella (peach twig borer), moth in the family Gelechiidae
- Oberea delongi (poplar twig borer), beetle in the family Cerambycidae
- Proteoteras arizonae (western boxelder twig borer moth), moth in the family Tortricidae