Trichobaris compacta T.L.Casey, 1892 is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Trichobaris
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Trichobaris compacta T.L.Casey, 1892

Trichobaris compacta, commonly called the datura weevil, is a species of flower weevil belonging to the beetle family Curculionidae. This species is found in North America. One of its preferred host plants is Datura wrightii, which is commonly known as sacred datura.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Trichobaris

More from Curculionidae

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

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