Species

Prionus californicus (California root borer beetle)

Prionus californicus. Photo: (c) John L. Richards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Prionus californicus, commonly known as the California root borer, is a species of insect in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). It is native to the American west where it is often a pest of orchard and vine crops.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
        Superfamily: Cerambycoidea (Long-horned beetles and allies)
        Family: Cerambycidae (Longhorn beetles)
        Subfamily: Prioninae (Prionine beetles)
        Tribe: Prionini
        Genus: Prionus
        Subgenus: Prionus
        Species: Prionus californicus (California root borer beetle)

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