The twig girdler and twig pruner beetles are both found in the Cerambycidae family of longhorned beetles. The body of the twig girdler is elongated and somewhat plump with a basic coloring of brownish gray.
Twig pruners have slender bodies that are elongated with a basic coloring of yellowish-gray.
The wings of the twig pruner and twig girdler have bands of color either running the length or across the span of the wing. Both beetles have long antenna, almost as long as the bodies, but the twig pruner has a prickly type of hairs on the antenna as well. The presence of the twig pruner is first noticed in the early spring, but the twig girdler rarely shows up until early summer. Although it may be difficult to observe either of these insects it is not difficult to find traces of their busy lifestyle under or around any host tree. In most cases the twig pruner makes its home in such trees as the pecan, walnut, oak, maple, hickory, chestnut and some fruit trees.