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A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.

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A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/26/2019). Determined by Will Chatfield-Taylor and Marc DiGirolomo via BugGuide.

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/5/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1160221 - Psn: 44)

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A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/5/2017).

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1266219 - Psn: 55)

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/5/2017).

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1304943 - Psn: 65)

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 217189 - Psn: 66)

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 277135 - Psn: 66)

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 593822 - Psn: 66)

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 619025 - Psn: 66)

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1266212 - Psn: 66)

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Pinhole Borer Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/29/2024). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1211054 - Psn: 75)

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A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). Determined by Marc DiGirolomo/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/11/2017). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/20/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/26/2019). Determined by Will Chatfield-Taylor and Marc DiGirolomo via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/5/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Pinhole Borer Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Pinhole Borer Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

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Euplatypus compositus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Euplatypus
Species:	E. compositus
Binomial name
*Euplatypus compositus* (Say 1824)

Euplatypus compositus is a species of pinhole borer in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is found in the southeastern United States. The beetle is associated with at least four species of Raffaelea fungi. ^[4]

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^ "Euplatypus compositus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ "Euplatypus compositus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ "Euplatypus compositus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ Li, You; Huang, Yin-Tse; Kasson, Matthew T.; Macias, Angie M.; Skelton, James; Carlson, Paige S.; Yin, Mingliang; Hulcr, Jiri (October 2018). "Specific and promiscuous ophiostomatalean fungi associated with Platypodinae ambrosia beetles in the southeastern United States". Fungal Ecology. 35: 42–50. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2018.06.006.

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Pinhole Borer Beetle

Euplatypus compositus Say, 1824

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