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


pinhole borer
Platypus spp. Herbst 1793



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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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Ronald F. Billings
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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David J. Moorhead
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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Randy Cyr
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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Andrew J. Boone
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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James Denny Ward
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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USDA Forest Service - Wood Products Insect Lab
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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Ladd Livingston
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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James Solomon
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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James Solomon
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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William Fountain
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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William Fountain
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pinhole borer
Platypus spp.
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William Fountain




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: Platypus

Other System Links

ITIS: 114893
NPDN Pest: INBNBBA


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
ambrosia beetle


References

Common Name Reference: Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N. 2004. Borror and Delong's Introduction to the Study of Insects 7th ed.
Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm