Goes tesselatus Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Lamiinae > Tribe Monochamini > Genus Goes Diagnostic Features of Larvae Larva. This species is distinguished from Goes tigrinus by the asperities of the prosternellar area not being continuous across the fold but broken in the middle. Pupa. Can be distinguished from G. tigrinus only by the coarser and darker colored bristles of the body; those of the pronotum are about twice as numerous. Adapted from Craighead (1923). Biology and Economic Importance This larva bores in the base of young Quercus saplings and rarely in Castanea and Amelanchier. Often the entire base of the tree is hollowed out, causing its death. It occurs throughout the eastern and central US. Adapted from Craighead (1923). Selected References to Larvae Specimens Craighead, 1923