Lemon tree borer adult
Oemona hirta (Fabricius)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Size range
- Large beetle, up to 25 mm long
Distribution
- New Zealand native
- Found throughout the country
Life History
- Grubs bore into stems of shrubs and fruit trees (especially citrus), causing twigs or even whole branches to die
- Adult eats pollen
