Epicaerus mexicanus Boheman, 1842 is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Epicaerus mexicanus Boheman, 1842

Epicaerus mexicanus Boheman, 1842

Epicaerus mexicanus, the brown leaf notcher or Mexican root weevil, is a broad-nosed weevil found in North America.

Family
Genus
Epicaerus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Epicaerus mexicanus Boheman, 1842

Epicaerus mexicanus, commonly called the brown leaf notcher or Mexican root weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil that belongs to the beetle family Curculionidae. This species is found in North America.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Epicaerus

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