elm bark beetle

noun

Hylurgopinus rufipes, native to North America.

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Meanings

nounelm bark beetle (plural elm bark beetles)

plural elm bark beetles

  1. Any beetle of certain species, that effect the bark of elm trees:
    1. Hylurgopinus rufipes, native to North America.
    2. Scolytus multistriatus, native to Europe and introduced to North America.
    3. Scolytus schevyrewi, native to Asia and introduced to North America.
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