Locust Borer
Scientific Name | Lifespan | ||
Megacyllene robiniae | Weeks to years | ||
Diet | |||
Herbivore. The caterpillar spends years eating the black locust tree. The adult eats the goldenrod blossom pollen when it is in bloom. | |||
Predators and Threats | |||
Wheelbugs and woodpeckers. | |||
Habitat | |||
The caterpillar overwinters in the bark of the black locust tree; North America. |