Yellow starthistle hairy weevil

Eustenopus villosus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae

Eustenopus villosus is a species of true weevil known as the yellow starthistle hairy weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis). The adult weevil is hairy and brown with white stripes.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Yellow starthistle hairy weevil

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