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title: "Broad-necked Root Borer"
description: "Prionus laticollis — Insekten & Spinnen. Prionus laticollis, also known as the broad-necked root borer or broad necked prionus, is a root-boring longhorn beetle described by Dru Drury in 1773."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/broad-necked-root-borer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Broad-necked Root Borer

> Prionus laticollis — Insekten & Spinnen. Prionus laticollis, also known as the broad-necked root borer or broad necked prionus, is a root-boring longhorn beetle described by Dru Drury in 1773.

- Scientific name: *Prionus laticollis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 12610
- Wikidata: [Q14802581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14802581)
- iNaturalist taxon: [133029](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/133029)

## Names

- en: Broad-necked Root Borer
- fr: Perceur des racines

## Countries with the most observations

US (11864)

## Summary

Prionus laticollis, also known as the broad-necked root borer or broad necked prionus, is a root-boring longhorn beetle described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is widespread throughout eastern North America: its range covers a vast swath from Quebec in the northeast to Arkansas in the southwest.
The larvae damage trees and other plants by feeding on their roots.  They are mostly active during dusk and at night. They are good burrowers and hide at the base of oak trees and other food sources. The female is larger than the male, with an ovipositor used to deposit eggs.  When the female is laying eggs, she "shivers" and eggs…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionus_laticollis

## Photo

![Broad-necked Root Borer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-necked-root-borer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/133029

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-necked-root-borer?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).