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Scolytin Beetle - Orthotomicus caelatus
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

Scolytin Beetle - Orthotomicus caelatus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 26, 2010
Size: 3.1mm
Found under bark on a pine log.

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Contributed by tom murray on 26 April, 2010 - 8:26pm
Last updated 16 August, 2019 - 8:54am

Moved
Moved from Balsam Fir Bark Beetle.
… Marc DiGirolomo, 16 August, 2019 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bark and Ambrosia Beetles.
… v belov, 26 April, 2010 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Just wondering about ID.
How did you determine it was Pityokteines sparsus and not Orthotomicus caelatus? I have a hard time telling the two apart physically, but size and tree species point to O. caelatus.
Genuinely curious and eager to learn, not second guessing or criticizing.
… Hohenems, 21 March, 2016 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

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