Capnodis tenebrionis L. back to HYPP Zoology home page . Capnodis tenebrionis L. Insecta , Coleoptera , Buprestidae . Larvae burrow in the main roots of host plant during the summer as well as in the following spring. D amage Adults feed on the leaves of the host plant occasionally causing heavy damage . Larvae form large, sinuous galleries in the main roots, full of sawdust.
Death follows attack on young trees.
Mature trees are seriously weakened by the larvae.