Anchylorhynchus vittipennis

Anchylorhynchus vittipennis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae

Anchylorhynchus is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. It currently includes 25 described species distributed from Panama to Argentina. Members of the genus are pollinators of palms in the genera Syagrus, Oenocarpus and Butia, with adults living in inflorescences and larvae feeding on developing fruits.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Anchylorhynchus vittipennis

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