- Larval duration is commonly about a year but can be up to 20 years
- The larva eventually pupates and the adult chews a slightly oval emergence hole
- The adult beetle can chew through covering materials
- Torpedo shaped 15 - 20 mm long
- Short saw - toothed antennae
- Sometimes with patches or spots on the elytra
- Larvae can tunnel extensively and leave a thin surface covering of wood which may split and release frass
- Frass may also be expelled from old emergence holes or be pushed out by the emerging adult
Cypress Pine Jewel Beetle - Diadoxus erythrurus