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Sixspined ips

Ips calligraphus (Germar, E.F., 1823)

Status not recordedbeetles

The sixspined ips (Ips calligraphus) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the sixspined ips

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

Where does the sixspined ips live?

Not recorded

Is the sixspined ips 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 sixspined ips classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusIps
  7. SpeciesIps calligraphus (Germar, E.F., 1823)

Synonyms Bostrichus exesus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Coarsewriting engraverEnglish
  • Six-spined ipsEnglish
  • calligrapheFrench
  • Scolyte à six épinesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sixspined ips

Other species in the same genus Ips.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sixspined ips?

The sixspined ips (Ips calligraphus) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sixspined ips (Ips calligraphus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sixspined-ips

MLA

“Sixspined ips (Ips calligraphus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sixspined-ips.

BibTeX
@misc{sixspined_ips_2026,
  title = {Sixspined ips (Ips calligraphus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sixspined-ips},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}