Maryland Biodiversity Project - Wharf Borer (Nacerdes melanura)

Wharf Borer Nacerdes melanura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Oedemeridae > Genus Nacerdes Wharf Borer - Nacerdes melanura - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/17445

"Native to the Old World (probably continental Europe); now cosmopolitan and widespread in North America." (BugGuide)

There are 11 records in the project database.

A Wharf Borer in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Wharf Borer in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Wharf Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/1/2009). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Wharf Borer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) mdpasa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mdpasa via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Wharf Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2016). determined by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Wharf Borer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Wharf Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/17/2020). (c) enstephenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by enstephenson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Wharf Borer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/10/2021). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

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