Megacyllene robiniae

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Megacyllene robiniae
Adult locust borer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Megacyllene
Species:	M. robiniae
Binomial name
Megacyllene robiniae (Forster, 1771)
Synonyms
Megacyllene flexuosum (Fabricius, 1775) Megacyllene pictus (Drury, 1773)

Megacyllene robiniae, commonly known as the locust borer, is a species of longhorn beetle endemic to eastern North America. It is a serious pest of Robinia pseudoacacia, the black locust tree, with which it is sympatric.