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Mediterranean Sage Root Crown Weevil (Phrydiuchus tau)
Species
Phrydiuchus tau
- Mediterranean Sage Root Crown Weevil
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Curculionoidea
Family
Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily
Ceutorhynchinae (Minute Seed Weevils)
Tribe
Ceutorhynchini
Genus
Phrydiuchus
Species
tau
(Mediterranean Sage Root Crown Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Phrydiuchus tau
Warner 1969
Range
native to Europe, established at several locations in CA, CO, ID, OR
(
1
)
Food
host: Mediterranean sage (
Salvia aethiopis
)
(
1
)
Remarks
first released: OR 1971
(
1
)
to control Mediterranean sage
Internet References
Washington State U.
. Integrated Weed Control Project
Works Cited
1.
Identification tool for weevil biological control agents of aquatic and terrestrial weeds in the United States and Canada
Contributed by
v belov
on 5 February, 2014 - 9:33am
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 19 August, 2016 - 3:40pm