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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Primitive Weevils (Brentidae) » Pear-shaped Weevils (Apioninae) » Exapion » Seed-feeding Weevil (Exapion fuscirostre)

Species Exapion fuscirostre - Seed-feeding Weevil

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 fuscirostre (Seed-feeding Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Exapion fuscirostre (Fabricius 1775)
Range
native to Europe, introduced from Italy to CA in 1964 and established along the Pacific coast (BC-CA)(1)(2)
Habitat
prefers open meadows and south-facing hillsides(3)
Food
Host plant: Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)(1)
Internet References
Fact sheets: by Haseeb et al.(1), by D.W. Pierce(3), anon.(2)
Works Cited
1.Identification tool for weevil biological control agents of aquatic and terrestrial weeds in the United States and Canada
2.Invasive plants with biocontrol -- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
3.Integrated Weed Control Project: Biological control agents
Contributed by v belov on 12 February, 2011 - 3:44pm
Last updated 8 April, 2013 - 1:44am

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