Smicronyx fulvus
Smicronyx fulvus, commonly known as the red sunflower seed weevil,[1] is a weevil in the family Curculionidae.
Smicronyx fulvus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Tribe: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | S. fulvus |
Binomial name | |
Smicronyx fulvus LeConte, 1876 | |
Distribution
The species lives in the United States and Canada.[4]
Ecology
The larvae feed on Helianthus species and are sometimes parasitised by the braconid wasp Nealiolus curculionis.[5]
gollark: `setPaletteColor` *does not exist*, as far as I'm aware, in that version.
gollark: Maybe try using newer CC.
gollark: Yep!
gollark: `pastebin`, yes, and other HTTP-ish solutions, as well as wireless networking things for filesharing.
gollark: There are probably programs for that.
References
- Name
- "Crops | Insects | Sunflower Seed Weevils". Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- Description
- Distribution
- Capinera, John L. (2001). Handbook of Vegetable Pests. Gulf Professional Publishing. pp. 130–132. ISBN 978-0-12-158861-8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.