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


lodgepole cone beetle
Conophthorus ponderosae Hopkins, 1915

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lodgepole cone beetle
Conophthorus ponderosae
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Sandy Kegley
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lodgepole cone beetle
Conophthorus ponderosae
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Sandy Kegley
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lodgepole cone beetle
Conophthorus ponderosae
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lodgepole cone beetle
Conophthorus ponderosae
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USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection Intermountain Region - Ogden, UT
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lodgepole cone beetle
Conophthorus ponderosae
Damage
USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection Intermountain Region - Ogden, UT


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: Scolytini: Pityophthorina
Genus: Conophthorus

Other System Links

ITIS: 114907


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
ponderosa pine cone beetle, lodgepole cone weevil sugar pine cone beetle, mountain pine cone beetle

Related Scientific Names:
Conophthorus lambertianae Hopkins, 1915(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Conophthorus monticolae Hopkins, 1915(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
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