Dendroctonus terebrans

Dendroctonus terebrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Dendroctonus
Species:
D. terebrans
Binomial name
Dendroctonus terebrans
(Olivier, 1795)

Dendroctonus terebrans, the black turpentine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the eastern United States. Its larvae tunnel under the bark of pine trees, weakening and sometimes killing the trees.[1]

  1. ^ Mayfield, Albert E. III (1 April 2015). "Black turpentine beetle: Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier)". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Retrieved 12 June 2017.