Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00708
Xyleborus affinis
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About Xyleborus affinis
Xyleborus affinis is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Xyleborus affinis is an introduced ambrosia beetle documented on Kauaʻi and capable of using coffee fruit and woody hosts.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Bernard et al. (2018) collected Xyleborus affinis at the Kauaʻi Coffee Company and reared it from coffee fruit.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Xyleborus affinis
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Xyleborus affinis is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.