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Species Eurhinus magnificus

Representative Images

some kind of jeweled weevil? - Eurhinus magnificus Weevil jewel - Eurhinus magnificus Iridescent Weevil - Eurhinus magnificus Weevil_Eurhinus_magnificus_8692 - Eurhinus magnificus Eurhinus magnificus -- green immigrant leaf weevil - Eurhinus magnificus Eurhinus magnificus -- green immigrant leaf weevil - Eurhinus magnificus Eurhinus magnificus Eurhinus magnificus

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 Baridinae (Flower Weevils)
Tribe Baridini
Genus Eurhinus
Species magnificus (Eurhinus magnificus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eurhinus festivus magnificus

Explanation of Names

Eurhinus magnificus (Gyllenhal 1836)

Size

avg 5.7 mm(1)

Identification

appearance distinctive

Range

adventive to se. FL - Map (1)(2), native from coastal Mexico to Panama

Food

In FL, larvae and adults found only on Seasonvine (Cissus verticillata, Vitaceae), but hosts include other spp. of Cissus and several other plant genera(1)

Remarks

earliest record in our area: FL 2002(1)

Print References

Ulmer B.J., Duncan R.E., Prena J., Peña J.E. (2007) Life History and Larval Morphology of Eurhinus magnificus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a New Weevil to the United States. Neotropical Entomology 36: 383-390.

Internet References

Featured Creatures - Ulmer et al. (2007)(1)

Works Cited

1.University of Florida: Featured Creatures
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Martin Hauser on 3 October, 2006 - 3:58pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 25 February, 2024 - 5:53pm

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