Upper Midwest Stem Insect Survey

Stem borer (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) in Artemisia

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Record no.:0754
Feeding guild:Stem borer
Taxonomy:Coleoptera: Mordellidae
Stages observed:trace, larva
Hosts in Artemisia:A. ludoviciana (white sage)

I found a young larva tunneling in a stem of the host in 2025, but did not attempt to rear it to adulthood.

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