Stictoleptura canadensis, commonly known as the red-shouldered pine borer,[1][2] is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae found in Canada and the United States.

[3] The larvae feed on dead, or decaying wood, but sometimes use a living plant as a host.

Every adult have different feeding requirement, some may like sap, while others, may prefer bark, leaves, blossoms, fruits, or fungi.

In a temperate climate, the species life span, as a larva, is 1–3 years.

Adult beetles quickly emerge, later disperse, following by reproduction, and death, all which takes from 3 days to couple of months.