Microlarinus lareynii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Microlarinus
- Species
- Microlarinus lareynii
- Scientific Name
- Microlarinus lareynii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Microlarinus lareynii
Microlarinus lareynii, commonly known as puncturevine seed weevil, is a weevil of the family Curculionidae. It is native to interior regions of Italy, France and Rajasthan in India.
Microlarinus lareynii feeds on the seeds of the puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris. Together with Microlarinus lypriformis, which feeds on the stems of the puncturevine, it has been introduced as a biological control agent in the United States of America and Canada.
...Microlarinus lareynii in languages:
- English
- Puncture vine seed weevil
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