Sciaphilus asperatus (Bonsdorff, 1785) is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sciaphilus asperatus (Bonsdorff, 1785)

Sciaphilus asperatus (Bonsdorff, 1785)

Sciaphilus asperatus is a European weevil species that overwinters as an adult and lays 450–700 wild eggs.

Family
Genus
Sciaphilus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sciaphilus asperatus (Bonsdorff, 1785)

Sciaphilus asperatus (Bonsdorff, 1785) is a weevil species native to Europe. This beetle usually overwinters in its adult stage, and its larvae develop during spring and summer. In the wild, females of this species lay between 450 and 700 eggs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Sciaphilus

More from Curculionidae

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