Maryland Biodiversity Project - White Oak Borer (Goes tigrinus)

White Oak Borer Goes tigrinus (De Geer, 1775)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Cerambycidae > Genus Goes White Oak Borer - Goes tigrinus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/8425

Apparently widespread but uncommon in the eastern U.S.

Larvae feed in living hardwoods, especially oaks.

There are 10 records in the project database.

A White Oak Borer in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/1/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/5/2020). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/8/2019). Verified by Bruce Tilden and Eric Chapman via BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Collected by Bob Trumbule. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Collected by Bob Trumbule. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Collected by Bob Trumbule. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Collected by Bob Trumbule. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A White Oak Borer collected in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/30/2006). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

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