Biology:Ceutorhynchus constrictus
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Short description: Species of seed-feeding weevil in the family Curculionidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Ceutorhynchus |
| Species: | C. constrictus
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| Ceutorhynchus constrictus Schoenherr, 1845
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Ceutorhynchus constrictus is a species of minute seed weevil in the family Curculionidae.[1] It is native to Europe,[2] but has been released as a biological control agent for garlic mustard in North America.[3][4]
Description
This weevil varies from 1.8-2.3mm in size.[5]
Habitat
This weevil occurs in forests and meadows.[4]
Diet
This weevil is oligophagous on Brassicaceae.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ceutorhynchus constrictus". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/447136-Ceutorhynchus-constrictus.
- ↑ "Ceutorhynchus constrictus Schoenherr, 1845". https://www.gbif.org/species/4464245.
- ↑ "Biological control of garlic mustard". https://www.cabi.org/projects/biological-control-of-garlic-mustard/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Yunakov, Nikolai; Nazarenko, Vitalij; Filimonov, Rostislav; Volovnik, Semyon (2018). Ceutorhynchus constrictus. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3800791. https://zenodo.org/record/3800791.
- ↑ "Univoltine Weevil Ceutorhynchus constrictus (Marsham, 1802)". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id13552/.
Wikidata ☰ Q15736552 entry
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