Pityophthorus pityographus (Ratzeburg, 1837)
fir bark beetle
on Picea, etc.
gallery pattern (from Rell ao)
parasite
Larvae and adults in the bark of the thinnest twigs.
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies alba, cephalonica, nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani; Larix decidua; Picea abies, omorika; Pinus cembra, mugo & subsp. rotundata, strobus, sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii.
distribution within Europe
references
Battisti & Gallo (1987a), Doychev & Ovcharov (2006a), Hellrigl (1985a), Lieutier, Mendel & Faccoli (2016a), Nikulina, Mandelshtam, Petrov, ao (2015a), Plaza (1983a), Rell, Knížek & Galko (2020a), Schedl (1980a), Vojtěch, Křenová & Jakuš (2013a).