Dendroctonus rufipennis
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Dendroctonus rufipennis, the spruce beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Northern Manitoba, the Yukon, Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Maine. They are known to destroy forests of spruce trees[1] including Engelmann, White,[2] Sitka, and Colorado blue spruce.[3] Adults average 4 to 7 mm in length.[4]
Quick Facts Spruce beetle, Scientific classification ...
Spruce beetle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Dendroctonus |
Species: | D. rufipennis |
Binomial name | |
Dendroctonus rufipennis | |
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