Biology:Otiorhynchus ligustici

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Short description: Species of beetle

Otiorhynchus ligustici
Lakonosec libečkový.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Otiorhynchus
Species:
O. ligustici
Binomial name
Otiorhynchus ligustici
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Otiorhynchus ligustici, known generally as the alfalfa snout beetle or lovage weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America and Europe.[1][2][3]

Alfalfa snout beetle, Otiorhynchus ligustici
Alfalfa snout beetle, Otiorhynchus ligustici

References

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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2037020 entry