Rhyephenes gayi

Rhyephenes gayi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae

Rhyephenes is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae (true weevils) native to Chile and neighboring mountains in the Argentine Andes, ranging from the Coquimbo Region in the north to Magallanes Region in the south. In Spanish it is known by the common names burrito and caballito de palo. Description Its elytra are fused, hence it cannot fly.

Distribution

Rhyephenes gayi — (c) Juan Pablo Madriaga Núñez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 69Argentina · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Juan Pablo Madriaga Núñez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionRhyephenes, Wikipedia contributors

Rhyephenes gayi

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