Species Artipus floridanus - Little leaf notcher

Classification · Life Cycle · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Curculionoidea (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)

Tribe Naupactini

Genus Artipus

Species floridanus (Little leaf notcher)

Life Cycle

The life cycle is 60 to 120 days with 3 to 4 overlapping generations per year. The female lays an average of 1,220 eggs during her life span.

Internet References

Dept. of Agriculture An article on Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus with a description of A. floridanus

Forestry Images

Contributed by Boris Büche on 15 May, 2007 - 3:39am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 7:07am

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