Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust, 1891 is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust, 1891

Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust, 1891

Myllocerus undecimpustulatus is a crop-damaging oriental broad-nosed weevil that is resistant to control and has spread.

Family
Genus
Myllocerus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust, 1891

Myllocerus undecimpustulatus is commonly known as the Sri Lanka weevil or the yellow-headed ravenous weevil. It is a species of oriental broad-nosed weevil, belonging to the beetle family Curculionidae. This weevil causes damage to cultivated crops, is resistant to pest control measures, and has spread from its original range.

Photo: (c) Jay L. Keller, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jay L. Keller

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Myllocerus

More from Curculionidae

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