Trypophloeus populi
| Trypophloeus populi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
| Tribe: | Cryphalini |
| Genus: | Trypophloeus |
| Species: | T. populi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trypophloeus populi Hopkins, 1915 [1] | |
Tyrpophloeus populi is a species of bark beetle implicated in sudden aspen decline.[2][3][4]
This beetle is tiny; adults measure about 2 millimeters.
References
- ↑ "Trypophloeus populi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Anon. "Aspen bark beetles" (PDF). Forest Health Management Rocky Mountain Region July 2008.
- ↑ Nicholas Riccardi (October 18, 2009). "Climate blamed for aspen deaths". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Michelle Nijhuis (December 2008). "What's Killing the Aspen?". Smithsonian magazine.
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