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Large pine shoot beetle

Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus, C., 1758)

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The large pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 3.83 mm in length.

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Quick facts about the large pine shoot beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3.83 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the large pine shoot beetle?

LARGE PINE SHOOT BEETLE · LENGTH 3.83 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.83 mm, the recorded maximum length of the large pine shoot beetle is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the large pine shoot beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the large pine shoot beetle as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Algeria
  2. Ireland
  3. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the large pine shoot beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large pine shoot beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusTomicus
  7. SpeciesTomicus piniperda (Linnaeus, C., 1758)

Synonyms Blastophagus piniperda, Bostrichus piniperda, Bostrichus piniperdus, Bostrichus testaceus, Dermestes piniperda, Dermestes testaceus, Hylesinus piniperda, Hylesinus testaceus, Hylurgus piniperda, Hylurgus testaceus, Myelophilus piniperda, Scolytus piniperda, Scolytus testaceus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Common pine shoot beetleEnglish
  • Larger European pine shoot beetleEnglish
  • MarvborerDanish
  • Großer WaldgärtnerGerman
  • pystynävertäjäFinnish
  • Орманның үлкен бағбаныKazakh
  • Priežu lielais lūksngrauzisLatvian
  • stor margborerNorwegian Bokmål
  • DennenscheerderDutch
  • Cetyniec większyPolish
  • Большой сосновый лубоедRussian
  • större märgborreSwedish
  • FyrrebarkbilleDanish
  • FyrremarvborerDanish
  • Fyrrens store bastborerDanish
  • Stor marvborerDanish
  • Gewone dennenscheerderDutch

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Relatives of the large pine shoot beetle

Other species in the same genus Tomicus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the large pine shoot beetle?

An adult large pine shoot beetle measures 3.83 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the large pine shoot beetle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the large pine shoot beetle as introduced in 3 countries: Algeria, Ireland and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the large pine shoot beetle?

The large pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{large_pine_shoot_beetle_2026,
  title = {Large pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-pine-shoot-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}