Saperda tridentata

Saperda tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Saperda
Species:	S. tridentata
Binomial name
	Saperda tridentata; Olivier, 1795
Synonyms
	Eutetrapha tridentata (Olivier, 1795); Compsidea tridentata (Olivier, 1795); Saperda tridentata var. dubiosa Haldeman, 1847; Saperda dubiosa Haldeman, 1847; Saperda tridentata var. rubronotata Fitch, 1858; Saperda tridentata var. intermedia Fitch, 1858; Saperda tridentata var. trifasciata Casey, 1913;

The elm borer (Saperda tridentata) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795. It is known from Canada and the United States. It feeds on Ulmus rubra and Ulmus americana. It acts as a vector for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi, and as a host for the parasitoid wasp Cenocoelius saperdae.¹

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