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Sequoia Cone Borer
Phymatodes nitidus
Field notes
Phymatodes nitidus is a species of longhorn beetle. It occurs in the west coast of North America, from southern California to British Columbia.
Phymatodes nitidus lays its eggs on the surface of giant sequoia and coast redwood cones, into which the larvae then burrow.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided