Acanthoscelidius acephalus (Say & T., 1824) is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acanthoscelidius acephalus (Say & T., 1824)

Acanthoscelidius acephalus (Say & T., 1824)

Acanthoscelidius acephalus is a minute seed weevil in Curculionidae found in North America that feeds on common evening primrose leaves.

Family
Genus
Acanthoscelidius
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acanthoscelidius acephalus (Say & T., 1824)

Acanthoscelidius acephalus, first described by Say & T. in 1824, is a species of minute seed weevil. It belongs to Curculionidae, the beetle family commonly known as weevils. This species occurs in North America, and feeds on the leaves of Oenothera biennis.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Acanthoscelidius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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