| Dendroctonus micans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Dendroctonus |
| Species: | D. micans
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann, 1794)
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Dendroctonus micans, the great spruce bark beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the coniferous forests of Europe and Asia. The beetles burrow into the bark of spruce trees and lay eggs which develop into larvae that feed on the woody layers under the bark.[1]
- ^ "Great Spruce Bark Beetle (Dendroctonus micans)". Top tree pests. Forestry Commission. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.