Anthonomus santacruzi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Anthonomus
Species
Anthonomus santacruzi
Scientific Name
Anthonomus santacruzi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Anthonomus santacruzi

Anthonomus santacruzi is a species of weevil that is a promising biocontrol agent for Solanum mauritianum, a major ecological weed in high-rainfall regions of South Africa.

The weevil exhibits a preference for S. mauritianum and possibly two South African native species of Solanum, namely S. linnaeanum and S. tomentosum.

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Bugweed Flowerbud Weevil

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Anthonomus santacruzi
©berthapi2, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Anthonomus santacruzi
©berthapi2, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Anthonomus santacruzi
©berthapi2, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Anthonomus santacruzi
©berthapi2, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Anthonomus santacruzi
©Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Anthonomus santacruzi
©Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Anthonomus santacruzi
©Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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