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Viburnum Leaf Beetle
Guide to identifying viburnums

Which viburnum is it?

Viburnum leaf
beetle home

Guide to identifying Viburnums

  • Common names


  • Is it a viburnum?


  • Which viburnum?


  • Express key


  • ID tutorial


    • Guide to viburnums by David Swaciak.

    Leaf drawings by
    Marcia Eames-Sheavly.

    Logo images by Paul Weston & Craig Cramer
    4F1. If the twig is glabrous (shiny and smooth under magnification) go to Viburnum cassinoides.
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    4F2. If the top of leaf is glabrous (shiny and smooth under magnification), go to Viburnum utile.
    Picture coming soon.
    4F3. If both the twig and the top of the leaf are pubescent (hairy under magnification), go to Viburnum x burkwoodii.
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