western pine beetle
Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte, 1876
Resources
- Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet - USDA Forest Service
- Biological Control of Arthropod Forest Pests of the Western U.S. - USDA Forest Service
- A Field Guide to Diseases & Insect Pests of Northern & Central Rocky Mountain Conifers - USDA Forest Service
- Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
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![]() 2254015 western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis Damage Kenneth E. Gibson |
![]() 1241455 western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis Larva(e) Ladd Livingston |
![]() 1264092 western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis Galleries Carl Jorgensen |
![]() 1678047 western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis Galleries David McComb |
![]() 1678048 western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis Galleries David McComb |
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: Scolytinae |
Tribe: Hylesinini: Tomicina |
Genus: Dendroctonus |