''Glycobius speciosus'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

, the only species in the genus ''Glycobius'', known commonly as the sugar maple borer, as the larvae feed on

sugar maple ''Acer saccharum'', the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the ...

(''Acer saccharum'').Bezark, Larry G
A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.

References

Clytini Monotypic Cerambycidae genera {{Clytini-stub