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Nodding Thistle Receptacle Weevil

Rhinocyllus conicus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Rhinocyllus conicus is a species of true weevil. It is best known as a controversial agent of biological pest control which has been used against noxious thistles in the genera Carduus, Cirsium, Onopordum, and Silybum. The adult weevil is black and covered in a thin black and yellowish mottled coat of hairs.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 410Germany · 115France · 105Spain · 99Netherlands · 50Belgium · 13Luxembourg · 6Italy · 5