Hawaiian Insects

Xyleborus sp. boring in Pipturus albidus (mamaki). Central Kaluaa Gulch. These beetles (probably introduced) were associated with serious dieback of mamaki in this gulch, though whether they were the cause or were attacking dying trees wasn't clear.

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Wednesday 30 October 2013

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Sunday 24 January 2016

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Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Hawaiian alien arthropods, Honouliuli FR, Kaluaa Gulch, Oahu, Scolytidae, Scolytinae, Waianae Range, Xyleborus

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