spruce beetle
(Dendroctonus rufipennis)
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
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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 |
| Subject: Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby, 1837) |
References
Common Name Reference: Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms
Scientific Name Reference: Nomina Insecta Nearctica Database