''Phymatodes nitidus'' is a species of longhorn beetle. It lays its eggs on the surface of

giant sequoia ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, California big tree, Wellingtonia or simply big treea nickname also used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus ''Sequoiade ...

and coast redwood cones, into which the

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Th ...

e then burrow.

References

* Thomas, H.H.; Shellhammer, H.S.; and Stecker, R.E. (1980).
Giant sequoia ecology
'. U.S. Department of the Interior,

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, Scientific Monograph Series 12. Washington, DC. 182 p. Phymatodes Beetles of North America Beetles described in 1874 {{Callidiini-stub