Scolytus rugulosus

Not to be confused with Euwallacea fornicatus, aka polyphagous shot hole borer or tea shot hole borer

Shothole borer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Scolytus
Species:
S. rugulosus
Binomial name
Scolytus rugulosus
(Müller, 1818)

Scolytus rugulosus, known generally as shothole borer (variously spelt hyphenated or as two words), is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. Other common names include the fruit tree bark beetle and apple tree beetle.[1][2][3]

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