Biology:Smicronyx fulvus
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Short description: Species of beetle
Smicronyx fulvus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
Genus: | Smicronyx |
Species: | S. fulvus
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Binomial name | |
Smicronyx fulvus LeConte, 1876
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Smicronyx fulvus, commonly known as the red sunflower seed weevil,[1] is a weevil in the family Curculionidae.
Description
Adult beetles are 2.5–3 mm in length.[2] They are long and reddish-brown in color.[3]
Distribution
The species is found in the United States and Canada.[4]
Ecology
The larvae feed on Helianthus species and are sometimes parasitised by the braconid wasp Nealiolus curculionis.[5]
References
- ↑ Name
- ↑ "Crops | Insects | Sunflower Seed Weevils". https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/insects/fad18s00.html.
- ↑ Description
- ↑ Distribution
- ↑ Capinera, John L. (2001). Handbook of Vegetable Pests. Gulf Professional Publishing. pp. 130–132. ISBN 978-0-12-158861-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=l_0KOVxv-tYC&pg=PA130.
Wikidata ☰ Q7544511 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smicronyx fulvus.
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