Metallic wood-boring beetle vs St. John's wort root borer

Agrilus sinuatus compared with Agrilus hyperici

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Metallic wood-boring beetle	St. John's wort root borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)
Family same	Buprestidae	Buprestidae
Genus same	Agrilus	Agrilus
Species	Agrilus sinuatus	Agrilus hyperici

Evolutionary Relationship

Metallic wood-boring beetle and St. John's wort root borer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agrilus.

Conservation Status

Metallic wood-boring beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

St. John's wort root borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Metallic wood-boring beetle	St. John's wort root borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Metallic wood-boring beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

St. John's wort root borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇸 United States