Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845 is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845

Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845

Peltophorus polymitus is a North American true weevil, whose adults and larvae are agave-feeding pests.

Family
Genus
Peltophorus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845

Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845 is a species of true weevil that belongs to the beetle family Curculionidae. This species is found in North America. Both its adult and larval life stages act as pests of agave plants, feeding on agave leaves and needles.

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 Peltophorus

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

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