Conotrachelus

Conotrachelus is a genus of true weevils in the family Curculionidae. It is a very large genus with well over 1,000 species, several of which are pests of fruit crops.[1]

Conotrachelus
Conotrachelus nenuphar, the plum curculio
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Conotrachelus

Conotrachelus nenuphar on forsythia flower

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References

  1. O'Brien, C. W., & Couturier, G. (1995). Two new agricultural pest species of Conotrachelus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) in South America. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 31(3) 227-36.


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