cerambycid

  • 21privet borer — noun : a grub that is the larva of a cerambycid beetle (Tylonotus bimaculatus) and that mines twigs of ash and privet …

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  • 22stem borer — noun Etymology: stem (I) : an insect larva that bores in plant stems; especially : a cerambycid larva of the genus Oberea * * * stem borer, an insect whose larva bores in the stems of plants …

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  • 23tanbark borer — noun : a borer that is the larva of a cerambycid beetle (Phymatodes testaceus) and feeds beneath the bark of various trees …

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  • 24twig girdler — noun : a cerambycid beetle (Oncideres cingulata) that lays its eggs in twigs of various hardwood trees in the eastern United States and girdles the twigs so that they fall off …

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  • 25two-toothed longhorn — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a cerambycid beetle (Ambeodontus tristis) the larva of which is a destructive wood borer in New Zealand …

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