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Western engraver

Ips tridens Wood, 1982

Status not recordedbeetles

The western engraver (Ips tridens) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the western engraver

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 western engraver live?

Not recorded

Is the western engraver 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 western engraver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusIps
  7. SpeciesIps tridens Wood, 1982

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the western engraver

Other species in the same genus Ips.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the western engraver?

The western engraver (Ips tridens) 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). Western engraver (Ips tridens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-engraver

MLA

“Western engraver (Ips tridens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-engraver.

BibTeX
@misc{western_engraver_2026,
  title = {Western engraver (Ips tridens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-engraver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}