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Genus Euplatypus

Beetle, Pinhole Borer - Euplatypus compositus

Euplatypus compositus (Say) - Euplatypus compositus - male

Pinhole Borer Beetle - Euplatypus compositus

Pinhole bark borer - Euplatypus compositus - female

Pinhole Bark Borer Beetle - Euplatypus compositus - male

Pinhole Bark Borer Beetle - Euplatypus compositus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Curculionoidea

Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Subfamily Platypodinae (Pinhole Borers)

Genus Euplatypus

Explanation of Names

Euplatypus Wood 1993

Numbers

3 spp. (incl. one adventive) in our area, ~60 total

Range

neotropical group ranging into so. US

Life Cycle

See (1)

Works Cited

1.	Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs Solomon, J.D. 1995. USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook. 735 pp.

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 28 December, 2007 - 1:25am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 19 December, 2023 - 2:02pm

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