Palmetto Weevil
Rhynchophorus cruentatus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Dryophthoridae
Rhynchophorus est un genre d'insectes coléoptères de la famille des Dryophthoridae. Ses espèces sont ravageuses des cocotiers. Description Systématique Le genre a été décrit par l'entomologiste Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst en 1795.
The palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) is an insect native to Florida, but has been found as far as southern Texas to the west and South Carolina to the north. It is the largest weevil in North America and the only kind of palm weevil in the continental United States. It infests palms and is considered a pest.
Rhynchophorus es un género de escarabajo de la familia Curculionidae, con un centenar de taxones específicos e infraespecíficos descritos. Los picudos de la palmera del género Rhynchophorus son su mayor plaga a nivel mundial, sobre todo de la palmera cocotera en los trópicos.
Distribution
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