Curculionidae

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Trichobaris compacta T.L.Casey, 1892

Trichobaris compacta T.L.Casey, 1892

Trichobaris compacta T.L.Casey, 1892

Trichobaris compacta (datura weevil) is a North American flower weevil that prefers Datura wrightii as a host.

Trichobaris mucorea G.C.Champion, 1909

Trichobaris mucorea G.C.Champion, 1909

Trichobaris mucorea G.C.Champion, 1909

Trichobaris mucorea, the tobacco stalk borer, is a North American flower weevil that develops inside wild tobacco stems.

Hylesinus aculeatus Say & T., 1824

Hylesinus aculeatus Say & T., 1824

Hylesinus aculeatus Say & T., 1824

Hylesinus aculeatus, the eastern ash bark beetle, is a North American crenulate bark beetle in the Curculionidae family.

Scolytus multistriatus (T.Marsham, 1802)

Scolytus multistriatus (T.Marsham, 1802)

Scolytus multistriatus (T.Marsham, 1802)

Scolytus multistriatus, the smaller European elm bark beetle, is a Dutch elm disease vector bark beetle in the genus Scolytus.

Ips typographus (C.Linnaeus, 1758)

Ips typographus (C.Linnaeus, 1758)

Ips typographus (C.Linnaeus, 1758)

Ips typographus, the European spruce bark beetle, is a pest of conifers, especially Norway spruce, found across Eurasia and North Africa.

Xylosandrus crassiusculus Wood, 1982

Xylosandrus crassiusculus Wood, 1982

Xylosandrus crassiusculus Wood, 1982

Xylosandrus crassiusculus, the granulate Asian ambrosia beetle, is an invasive polyphagous bark beetle native to Asia that feeds on symbiotic fungus.

Xyleborus celsus Eichhoff, 1868

Xyleborus celsus Eichhoff, 1868

Xyleborus celsus Eichhoff, 1868

Xyleborus celsus is a typical bark beetle of the family Curculionidae found in North America.

Cnestus mutilatus Dole & Cognato, 2010

Cnestus mutilatus Dole & Cognato, 2010

Cnestus mutilatus Dole & Cognato, 2010

Cnestus mutilatus is a large Asian ambrosia beetle species now established across much of the eastern United States.

Euwallacea fornicatus Wood & Bright, 1992

Euwallacea fornicatus Wood & Bright, 1992

Euwallacea fornicatus Wood & Bright, 1992

Euwallacea fornicatus is an invasive ambrosia beetle species complex present across multiple regions worldwide.

Monarthrum mali Wood & Bright, 1992

Monarthrum mali Wood & Bright, 1992

Monarthrum mali Wood & Bright, 1992

Monarthrum mali, the apple wood stainer, is a typical bark beetle species in the Curculionidae family.

Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, 1868

Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, 1868

Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, 1868

Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle, is a small insect with distinct physical traits for each sex.

Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby, 1837

Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby, 1837

Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby, 1837

The great spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis is a damaging North American pest of spruce trees.

Dendroctonus terebrans (A.G.Olivier, 1800)

Dendroctonus terebrans (A.G.Olivier, 1800)

Dendroctonus terebrans (A.G.Olivier, 1800)

Dendroctonus terebrans is the largest bark beetle in the southeastern US, a pine pest that vectors blue stain fungus.

Dendroctonus valens LeConte, 1859

Dendroctonus valens LeConte, 1859

Dendroctonus valens LeConte, 1859

Dendroctonus valens, the red turpentine beetle, is an invasive bark beetle that infects conifer trees in North/Central America and introduced China.

Platypus cylindrus (J.C.Fabricius, 1792)

Platypus cylindrus (J.C.Fabricius, 1792)

Platypus cylindrus (J.C.Fabricius, 1792)

Platypus cylindrus, the oak pinhole borer, is an ambrosia beetle native to Europe that infests dead and dying hardwoods.

Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824)

Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824)

Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824)

Euplatypus compositus is a pinhole borer beetle found in the southeastern US, associated with four Raffaelea fungi species.

Mononychus vulpeculus (J.C.Fabricius, 1802)

Mononychus vulpeculus (J.C.Fabricius, 1802)

Mononychus vulpeculus (J.C.Fabricius, 1802)

Mononychus vulpeculus, the iris weevil, is a minute seed weevil species in the Curculionidae beetle family.

Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (T.Marsham, 1802)

Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (T.Marsham, 1802)

Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (T.Marsham, 1802)

Ceutorhynchus obstrictus, the cabbage seedpod weevil, is an invasive crucifer pest native to Europe and Asia, now widespread in North America.

Hadroplontus litura (J.C.Fabricius, 1775)

Hadroplontus litura (J.C.Fabricius, 1775)

Hadroplontus litura (J.C.Fabricius, 1775)

Hadroplontus litura, the Canada thistle stem weevil, is a minute seed weevil species in the beetle family Curculionidae.

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Curculionidae

Curculionidae

Curculionidae, the weevil family, are plant-feeding beetles defined by their characteristic curved rostrum, with many important crop pest species.

Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev, 1997

Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev, 1997

Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev, 1997

Rhinoncomimus latipes, the mile-a-minute weevil, is a biocontrol agent used against invasive mile-a-minute weed.

Acanthoscelidius acephalus (Say & T., 1824)

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.

Stenoscelis brevis C.H.Boheman, 1845

Stenoscelis brevis C.H.Boheman, 1845

Stenoscelis brevis C.H.Boheman, 1845

Stenoscelis brevis is a snout or bark beetle in the Curculionidae family found in North America.

Onidistus araneus Pascoe, 1870

Onidistus araneus Pascoe, 1870

Onidistus araneus Pascoe, 1870

Onidistus araneus is a weevil species in the Curculionidae beetle family found in eastern Australia.

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