Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Agrilinae
Length: 4-7 mm
Agrilus ruficollis larvae feed on canes of Rubus speciescultivated and wild Raspberries and Blackberries.
Presence of Agrilus ruficollis on the canes leads to stem galls, and the damage to berry crops can be serious.
Right: A mating pair of Red-necked Cane Borers. Males have coarser punctations on the elytra, and on the four front-most tibiae males have a small tooth on the inner margin at the apex which the female lacks.
