Scyphophorus acupunctatus

The sisal weevil or agave weevil ( Scyphophorus acupunctatus ) is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae.[1]

Sisal Weevil, struggling to get up
Sisal weevil
Sisal Weevil, found in the White Sands Monument in New Mexico

Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Scyphophorus
Species:
S. acupunctatus
Binomial name
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Synonyms
  • Rhyncophorus asperulus LeConte, 1857
  • Scyphophorus anthracinus Gyllenhal, 1838
  • Scyphophorus interstitialis Gyllenhal, 1838
  • Scyphophorus robustior Horn, 1873

References
  1. "Scyphophorus acupunctatus (agave weevil)". cabi.org. Retrieved 31 August 2017.


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