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title: "Locust Borer"
description: "Megacyllene robiniae — Insetti e ragni. Megacyllene robiniae, commonly known as the locust borer, is a species of longhorn beetle endemic to eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/locust-borer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Locust Borer

> Megacyllene robiniae — Insetti e ragni. Megacyllene robiniae, commonly known as the locust borer, is a species of longhorn beetle endemic to eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Megacyllene robiniae*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 19209
- Wikidata: [Q3008694](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3008694)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83802](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83802)

## Names

- en: Locust Borer
- es: Barrenador de la falsa acacia
- fr: Cyllène du robinier

## Countries with the most observations

US (16302), CA (2510)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Locust Borer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/locust-borer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allison · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308289096

## Machine access

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