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Species Hylobius transversovittatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Hylobius transversovittatus
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 Molytinae
Tribe Hylobiini (Pine Weevils)
Genus Hylobius
Species transversovittatus (Hylobius transversovittatus)
Explanation of Names
Hylobius transversovittatus (Goeze 1771)
Range
intentionally introduced
Food
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Remarks
introduced in the US from Europe in 1992 to control purple loosestrife; released in NY-VA to MT-CO & WA-OR. Colonization of these introduced populations appear to have been successful(1). No indication that it feeds on other plants.
Print References
Fact sheets: __ (00) [MT](2) | (1) | anon.[BC](3)
Cornell U.
Internet References
Cornell U.
Minnesota U.
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.Biological control: A guide to natural enemies in North America
2.Breitenfeldt T., ed. (1999-) Montana war on weeds
3.Invasive plants with biocontrol -- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
4.Integrated Weed Control Project: Biological control agents
Contributed by v belov on 1 March, 2014 - 10:43am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 November, 2016 - 3:24pm

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