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Pecan Gall Curculio

Conotrachelus elegans

Classification

Class
Insecta

Conotrachelus elegans, the pecan gall curculio, is a true weevil species in the genus Conotrachelus. It is found in North America where it feeds on galls of the hickory leaf stem gall phylloxera (Phylloxera caryaecaulis), found also on pecan. References Weevils of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Nemonychidae, Attelabidae, Brentidae, Ithyceridae, and Curculionidae).

Distribution

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