Conophthorus ponderosae

Conophthorus ponderosae, known generally as the lodgepole cone beetle or sugar pinecone beetle, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3]

Conophthorus ponderosae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Conophthorus
Species:	C. ponderosae
Binomial name
Conophthorus ponderosae Hopkins, 1915
Synonyms[1]
Conophthorus lambertianae Hopkins, 1915