Biology:Sphenophorus cicatristriatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Sphenophorus cicatristriatus Rocky Mountain Billbug 2016-09-25 (1).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sphenophorus
Species:
S. cicatristriatus
Binomial name
Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Fåhraeus, 1838
Synonyms[1]
  • LeConte, 1876 Fahraeus, 1845
  • Sphenophorus ulkei Sphenophorus cicatripennis
  • Horn, 1873 Sphenophorus variolosus

Sphenophorus cicatristriatus, known generally as the Rocky Mountain billbug or Denver billbug, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1]

Rocky Mountain billbug, Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Rocky Mountain billbug, Sphenophorus cicatristriatus

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Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q49516714 entry