Trypophloeus populi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Trypophloeus
Species
Trypophloeus populi
Scientific Name
Trypophloeus populi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Trypophloeus populi

Tyrpophloeus populi is a species of bark beetle that have been suggested as the cause of sudden aspen decline. It was first described by the American entomologist Andrew Delmar Hopkins.

Bark beetles have been reported to have lengths ranging from 1.7 to 2.1 millimeters, with their length approximately 2.3 times as long as they are wide. They come in black and dark brown body colors.

Tyrpophloeus populi has been found throughout North America, from East Nevada and North Arizona to Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.

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