Curculio elephas
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Curculio elephas is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae, the true weevils. It is known commonly as the chestnut weevil. It is a serious pest of chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Europe.[1]
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Chestnut weevil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
Genus: | Curculio |
Species: | C. elephas |
Binomial name | |
Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal 1836) | |
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Curculio elephas are similar to Curculio sayi and Curculio caryatrypes in the United States.