Ceutorhynchus rapae

Ceutorhynchus rapae
Lateral view of pinned specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Ceutorhynchus
Species:
C. rapae
Binomial name
Ceutorhynchus rapae
(Gyllenhal, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceutorhynchus affluentus Dietz, 1896

Ceutorhynchus rapae, or the cabbage curculio, is a species of minute seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America and Europe.[1][2][3] It feeds on Erysimum crepidifolium, Erysimum cheiranthoides, and Capsella bursa-pastoris.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ceutorhynchus rapae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Ceutorhynchus rapae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Mason, P.G.; Miall, J.H.; Bouchard, P.; Brauner, A.; Gillespie, D.R.; Gibson, G.A.P. (April 2014). "The parasitoid communities associated with Ceutorhynchus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Ontario and Québec, Canada". The Canadian Entomologist. 146 (2): 224–235. doi:10.4039/tce.2013.65. S2CID 85244972.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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