Sciaphobus squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834) is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sciaphobus squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834)

Sciaphobus squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834)

Sciaphobus squalidus is a pest of fruit tree buds with confirmed records across several European countries.

Family
Genus
Sciaphobus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sciaphobus squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834)

Sciaphobus squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834) is a species that harms fruit trees: it attacks the plants' buds and inhibits their growth. Confirmed records of this species come from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia, though its actual range is likely broader than these confirmed localities.

Photo: (c) Mihajlo Tomić, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mihajlo Tomić · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Sciaphobus

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

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