Sphenophorus aequalis

Sphenophorus aequalis, the clay-coloured billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3]

Sphenophorus aequalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Sphenophorus
Species:	S. aequalis
Binomial name
Sphenophorus aequalis Gyllenhal, 1838
Synonyms[1]
Sphenophorus atrivittata Chittenden, 1924 Sphenophorus discolor Mannerheim, 1843 Sphenophorus gemina Blackwelder, 1947 Sphenophorus ochreus LeConte, 1858 Sphenophorus pictus LeConte, 1858 Sphenophorus scirpi Chittenden, 1924 Sphenophorus univitta Chittenden, 1924

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Sphenophorus aequalis:

• Sphenophorus aequalis aequalis Gyllenhal, 1838
• Sphenophorus aequalis ochreus
• Sphenophorus aequalis pictus
• Sphenophorus aequalis scirpi Chittenden
• Sphenophorus aequalis univitta Chittenden