Bark beetle
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A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family, but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family
Dendroctonus ponderosae
Mountain pine beetles killed these lodgepole pine trees in Prince George, British Columbia.
Effects of bark beetle in the Bavarian Forest
Bark beetle gallery engraving the sapwood
Weevil
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Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their very long snouts. They are usually small – less than 6 mm in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of
Bark beetle
…of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the term "bark beetle" refers to the fact that many species feed in the inner bark (phloem) layer of trees, the…
Weevil September 2008 1
Rhopalapion longirostre (Brentidae) in side-on view
Larva of the Sitka spruce weevil (Pissodes sitchensis)
Female of Antliarhis zamiae (Brentidae), which have the proportionally longest known snouts among weevils