Skip to Left navigation Skip to Main content Skip to Footer

University of Minnesota Extension
www.extension.umn.edu
612-624-1222

Extension > Garden > Diagnose a problem > What insect is this? > Trees and shrubs > Beetles, bugs, ants, and other insects without obvious wings - 1/3 inch - 1/2 inch long > Bronze birch borer

Print Icon Email Icon Share Icon

Bronze birch borer

Agrilus anxius

Bronze birch borer

Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University

Description: 1/3 to 1/2 inch long. Slender, body with copper/bronze head and wing covers.

Where/When: Feeds on leaves of birch trees. Present June and July.

More information on Bronze birch borer

Did this tool help you identify the insect? Tell us.
© Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.