Camphor Shoot Borer Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford, 1894)Non-native    Synonyms: Camphor Shoot Beetle, Sweetgum Ambrosia Beetle, Sweetgum Bark Beetle, Xyleborus mutilatus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Curculionidae   >   Genus Cnestus   

Status:

Adventive. Native to Asia, where it is widespread. First discovered in the U.S. in Mississippi in 1999 (BugGuide).

There are 4 records in the project database.

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A Camphor Shoot Borer in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/14/2015). Photo by Jim Young. (MBP list)

Camphor Shoot Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). (c) cacher alec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cacher_alec via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Camphor Shoot Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Camphor Shoot Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). (c) cacher alec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cacher_alec via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Camphor Shoot Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Camphor Shoot Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). (c) cacher alec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cacher_alec via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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