Hi-res profile Hylurgus ligniperda , aka redhaired pine bark beetle male. According to the Univ of California's Agricultural and Natural Resources Department, H. lignaperda , is native to southern and central Europe, Russia, the Mediterranean region and the Atlantic Ocean islands. It has also been introduced and has established populations in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, South America and Sri Lanka. It now has established urban pest populations in New York and California which are high volume ports of entry for international trade.

Hi-res profile Hylurgus ligniperda , aka redhaired pine bark beetle male. According to the Univ of California's Agricultural and Natural Resources Department, H. lignaperda , is native to southern and central Europe, Russia, the Mediterranean region and the Atlantic Ocean islands. It has also been introduced and has established populations in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, South America and Sri Lanka. It now has established urban pest populations in New York and California which are high volume ports of entry for international trade.