Species Exapion ulicis - Gorse Seed Weevil

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

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 Brentidae (Primitive Weevils)

Subfamily Apioninae (Pear-shaped Weevils)

Genus Exapion

Species ulicis (Gorse Seed Weevil)

Other Common Names

Gorse Weevil

Explanation of Names

Exapion ulicis (Forster 1771)

Size

1.7‒2.4 mm

Identification

native to w. Palaearctic(1), released in the US for weed control and now established along the Pacific WA‒CA

Food

host: various Fabaceae, incl. gorse (Ulex europaeus)(1)

Remarks

first released in the US to control gorse (Ulex europaeus) in 1926

Internet References

Species page

Works Cited

1.	Coleoptera Poloniae

Contributed by v belov on 5 January, 2015 - 4:27pm
Last updated 15 October, 2023 - 7:47pm

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