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Pine shoot beetle

Tomicus destruens

Classification

Class
Insecta

Tomicus piniperda, the common pine shoot beetle, is a bark beetle native throughout Europe, northwestern Africa, and northern Asia. It is one of the most destructive shoot-feeding species in northern Europe. Its primary host plant is Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, but it also uses European black pine P.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog