Saperda tridentata

Saperda tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
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 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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