True weevil

Calacalles subcarinatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae

The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. At the present state of documentation, they are the largest animal family with approximately 6,000 genera and 77,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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