Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


ambrosia beetle
Euplatypus compositus (Say, 1824)



Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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ambrosia beetle
Euplatypus compositus
Galleries
John Moser
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ambrosia beetle
Euplatypus compositus
Damage
W.H. Bennett


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Platypodinae
Tribe: Platypodini
Genus: Euplatypus

Other System Links

NPDN Pest: INBNABA


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
pinhole borer


References

Common Name Reference: Derived from taxonomy / Generic common name
Scientific Name Reference: