Hylurgus ligniperda

Golden-haired bark beetle at Kambah, ACT

Hylurgus ligniperda at Kambah, ACT - 17 Sep 2020
Hylurgus ligniperda at Kambah, ACT - 17 Sep 2020
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Hylurgus ligniperda 27 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Hylurgus ligniperda 27 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 17 Sep 2020 HarveyPerkins

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total length ca 6 mm. Crawling slowly up metal garden fence.

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   30 Sep 2020
Concerned that this species is considered a pest in North America and that the Atlas of Living Australia contains no ACT or NSW records of this species I sought information from my ACT forest colleges. They sought information from their stare colleges and the following information came back from NSW DPI - " I would guarantee that it has been in ACT for decades. It has been in Australia since the 1930s or 40s. I suspect it just hasn’t been reported anywhere."

It is not regarded as a pest in Australia
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   30 Sep 2020
Interesting, Michael. Thanks for looking into that and posting the comment. Perhaps the reason they're not a significant threat here is that they don't know what their proper substrate is meant to be - metal fencing won't do them much good! ; )

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