| Byturus unicolor | |
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| Byturus unicolor, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Byturidae |
| Genus: | Byturus |
| Species: | B. unicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Byturus unicolor Say, 1823 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Byturus unicolor, known generally as raspberry fruitworm, is a species of fruitworm beetle in the family Byturidae. Other common names include the western raspberry fruitworm and fruitworm beetle. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
“The adult is a small yellowish-brown beetle 4–5 mm in length. The larvae are about 8 mm long, white with brown areas on the back of each segment.”
