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Emerald Ash Borer Look Alikes

These insects might be mistaken for the emerald ash borer, the introduced destructive pest of ash trees.
Updated:
March 7, 2017

Emerald Ash Borer Look Alikes

An adult sixspotted tiger beetle, Cicindela sexguttata, rnis about 12 mm (1/2u201d) long.  rnIt is common along forest paths in Pennsylvania.rn
The adult dogbane beetle, Chrysochus auratus, is about 10 mm (3/8u201d) long.  rn
The adult Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is about 10 mm (3/8u201d) long. It was first found in the United States in 1916 in a nursery in New Jersey.
An adult green June beetle, Cotinis nitida, is 18-25 mm (3/4
This wasp is a member of the insect family Chrysididae. rnThey rarely exceed 15 mm (1/2u201d) in length.rn
The adult twolined chestnut borer, Agrilus bilineatus, is native to the eastern half of the United States.  Adults are slender, 5 mm to 13 mm (1/5u201d to 1/2u201d) long beetles with two light stripes on their front wings. rn
An adult dog-day cicada, Tibicen sp., body is about 40 mm (1 5/8u201d) long.  It is a native species.rn
An adult red-legged Buprestis, Buprestis rufipes, is known from eastern North America.  It is about 35 mm (1 1/2u201d) long.rn
The adult bronze birch borer, Agrilus anxius, is less than 12 mm (1/2u201d) long.  Emergence of the adult creates a D-shaped emergence hole in branches and trunks of birch.  rn