Curculionidae

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Lixus macer Petri, 1904

Lixus macer Petri, 1904

Lixus macer Petri, 1904

Lixus macer is a true weevil species in the Curculionidae beetle family found in the eastern United States.

Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836

Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836

Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836

Lixus fasciculatus is a species of weevil with specific physical traits, a known distribution, and preferred mild-winter habitats.

Lixus pulverulentus (J.A.Scopoli, 1763)

Lixus pulverulentus (J.A.Scopoli, 1763)

Lixus pulverulentus (J.A.Scopoli, 1763)

Lixus pulverulentus is a rare, widespread weevil species found across much of Eurasia and North Africa, no longer breeding in Britain.

Lixus ochraceus Boheman, 1843

Lixus ochraceus Boheman, 1843

Lixus ochraceus Boheman, 1843

Lixus ochraceus Boheman, 1843 is a species in the Lixus genus of true weevils, which has at least 950 described species.

Lixus juncii Boheman, 1835

Lixus juncii Boheman, 1835

Lixus juncii Boheman, 1835

Lixus juncii Boheman, 1835 is a weevil with dark brown oblong bodies up to 15mm long, distinguishable by a white border below its elytra.

Lixus cardui Aurivillius, 1921

Lixus cardui Aurivillius, 1921

Lixus cardui Aurivillius, 1921

Lixus cardui is a true weevil species native to Europe, introduced to Australia to control invasive scotch thistle.

Lixus iridis A.G.Olivier, 1807

Lixus iridis A.G.Olivier, 1807

Lixus iridis A.G.Olivier, 1807

Lixus iridis is a true weevil species with adults 12–17 mm long that has distinct morphological traits including elbowed antennae.

Lixus concavus Say & T., 1832

Lixus concavus Say & T., 1832

Lixus concavus Say & T., 1832

Lixus concavus, the rhubarb curculio, is a North American weevil with one generation per year that develops in wild plant stalks.

Rhinocyllus conicus (J.A.Froelich, 1792)

Rhinocyllus conicus (J.A.Froelich, 1792)

Rhinocyllus conicus (J.A.Froelich, 1792)

Rhinocyllus conicus is a controversial true weevil once widely used for invasive thistle biocontrol that harms native thistles.

Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852)

Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852)

Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852)

Microlarinus lareynii is a puncturevine seed-eating weevil used for biological control of puncturevine in the US and Canada.

Larinus onopordi (J.C.Fabricius, 1787)

Larinus onopordi (J.C.Fabricius, 1787)

Larinus onopordi (J.C.Fabricius, 1787)

Larinus onopordi, the globe thistle capitulum weevil, is a univoltine true weevil found around the Mediterranean that develops in globe thistle flowerheads.

Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783)

Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783)

Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783)

Larinus latus is a true weevil species used as biological control against Onopordum thistles in Australia.

Larinus pollinis (Laicharting & J.N.E.von, 1781)

Larinus pollinis (Laicharting & J.N.E.von, 1781)

Larinus pollinis (Laicharting & J.N.E.von, 1781)

Larinus pollinis is a species of weevil found across Europe and multiple other realms, living in grasslands.

Larinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836

Larinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836

Larinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836

Larinus minutus, the lesser knapweed flower weevil, is a biological control weevil used against invasive knapweeds in the US.

Larinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus obtusus, the blunt knapweed flower weevil, is a biocontrol weevil used against invasive knapweeds.

Larinus curtus Hochhuth, 1851

Larinus curtus Hochhuth, 1851

Larinus curtus Hochhuth, 1851

Larinus curtus, the yellow starthistle flower weevil, is a weevil used as biocontrol for yellow starthistle in the United States.

Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus turbinatus is a species of weevil native to the western Palaearctic and introduced to the United States.

Larinus sturnus (J.G.Schaller, 1783)

Larinus sturnus (J.G.Schaller, 1783)

Larinus sturnus (J.G.Schaller, 1783)

Larinus sturnus is a species of weevil found across much of Europe and parts of Asia and North Africa, living in open and semi-open dry habitats.

Bangasternus fausti Reitter, 1890

Bangasternus fausti Reitter, 1890

Bangasternus fausti Reitter, 1890

Bangasternus fausti is a broad-nosed seed head weevil used for biological control of invasive noxious knapweeds.

Geraeus picumnus G.C.Champion, 1908

Geraeus picumnus G.C.Champion, 1908

Geraeus picumnus G.C.Champion, 1908

Geraeus picumnus is a flower weevil species in the beetle family Curculionidae.

Odontocorynus salebrosus T.L.Casey, 1892

Odontocorynus salebrosus T.L.Casey, 1892

Odontocorynus salebrosus T.L.Casey, 1892

Odontocorynus salebrosus is a weevil species in Curculionidae that occurs in Canada and the USA.

Odontocorynus umbellae (J.C.Fabricius, 1802)

Odontocorynus umbellae (J.C.Fabricius, 1802)

Odontocorynus umbellae (J.C.Fabricius, 1802)

Odontocorynus umbellae is a small weevil species that feeds on flowers and is active from May to September.

Madarellus undulatus (Say & T., 1824)

Madarellus undulatus (Say & T., 1824)

Madarellus undulatus (Say & T., 1824)

Madarellus undulatus is a Baridinae subfamily weevil found in Canada and the US, whose larvae feed on poison ivy and Parthenocissus quinquefolia.

Glyptobaris lecontei G.C.Champion, 1909

Glyptobaris lecontei G.C.Champion, 1909

Glyptobaris lecontei G.C.Champion, 1909

Glyptobaris lecontei is a flower weevil in the Curculionidae beetle family found in North America.

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