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Species Eustenopus villosus - Yellow Starthistle Hairy Weevil

Star Thistle  Weevil - Eustenopus villosus Hairy Star Thistle Weevil - Eustenopus villosus weevil  - Eustenopus villosus Weevil - Eustenopus villosus Eustenopus villosus One hairy little weevil. - Eustenopus villosus One hairy little weevil. - Eustenopus villosus Green Weevil - Eustenopus villosus
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 Lixinae
Tribe Lixini
Genus Eustenopus
Species villosus (Yellow Starthistle Hairy Weevil)
Other Common Names
Hairy Star Thistle Weevil
Range
est. in w. US (WA-ID-CA), native to the Mediterranean, introduced in NA for weed control
Food
Host: Yellow Starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis
Remarks
introduced (CA 1990) to control the invasive Yellow Star Thistle. The weevils can look very different once their vestiture is lost.
Internet References
Fact sheets: SCNWCB, WA State U., FAMU