Xylotrechus insignis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873. Xylotrechus insignis is commonly referred to as a willow borer which means that it drills into trees usually killing or harming the tree. Xylotrechus insignis lives mainly in trees and especially willows; mainly in North America. They get to be about 12 to 16 mm long [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Xylotrechus |
| Species: | X. insignis
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| Xylotrechus insignis LeConte, 1873
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References
edit- ^ Bezark, Larry G. / Jonah HansenA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved 22 May 2012.