Amasa truncata (Bark beetle)

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COLEOPTERA: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini

Bark beetles (Scolytinae) are wood-boring weevils that breed socially, forming colonies - often under the bark of a host tree - in which adults and larvae live together.

Amasa truncata is an eastern Australian forest species whose host plants are various trees in the Myrtaceae. The larvae feed on fungi in the tunnels.

Amasa truncata is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands

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Amasa truncata (Bark beetle) at Flynn, ACT - 28 May 2025 by kasiaaus

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Amasa truncata (Bark beetle) at Flynn, ACT - 28 May 2025 by kasiaaus

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Species information

Amasa truncata Scientific name
Bark beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Unknown
593m Recorded at altitude
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Location information

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Flynn, ACT

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