Yellow Starthistle Bud Weevil

Bangasternus orientalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae

Bangasternus orientalis is a species of true weevil known as the yellow starthistle bud weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis). The adult weevil is brown with a thin coat of light mottled hairs.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionBangasternus orientalis, Wikipedia contributors

Yellow Starthistle Bud Weevil

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