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Species Eugnamptus puncticeps

Eugnamptus puncticeps (LeConte) - Eugnamptus puncticeps Eugnamptus puncticeps (LeConte) - Eugnamptus puncticeps Attelabidae (Leaf Rolling Weevil), lateral - Eugnamptus puncticeps Attelabidae (Leaf Rolling Weevil), dorsal - Eugnamptus puncticeps Attelabidae (Leaf Rolling Weevil), head & pronotum - Eugnamptus puncticeps Attelabidae (Leaf Rolling Weevil), ventral - Eugnamptus puncticeps
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 Attelabidae (Leaf Rolling Weevils)
Subfamily Rhynchitinae (Leaf and Bud Weevils)
Tribe Rhynchitini
Genus Eugnamptus
Species puncticeps (Eugnamptus puncticeps)
Explanation of Names
Eugnamptus puncticeps LeConte 1876
Size
2.9-4.3 mm(1)
Range
e. US (MA-FL to NE-TX)(2)
Food
Host: winged sumac (Rhus copallinum, Anacardiaceae)(1)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. & G.H. Horn. 1876. The Rhynchophora of America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 15(96): i-xvi + 1-455.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard