Biology:Ceutorhynchus rapae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Ceutorhynchus rapae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Ceutorhynchus
Species:
C. rapae
Binomial name
Ceutorhynchus rapae
(Gyllenhal, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceutorhynchus affluentus Dietz, 1896

Ceutorhynchus rapae, the cabbage curculio, is a species of minute seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America and Europe.[1][2][3] It feeds on Erysimum crepidifolium, Erysimum cheiranthoides, and Capsella bursa-pastoris.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ceutorhynchus rapae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=617742. 
  2. "Ceutorhynchus rapae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4291970. 
  3. Mason, P.G.; Miall, J.H.; Bouchard, P.; Brauner, A.; Gillespie, D.R.; Gibson, G.A.P. (April 2014). "The parasitoid communities associated with Ceutorhynchus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Ontario and Québec, Canada". The Canadian Entomologist 146 (2): 224–235. doi:10.4039/tce.2013.65. 

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15736490 entry