Conotrachelus

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Conotrachelus
Plum Curculio adult.jpg
Conotrachelus nenuphar, the plum curculio
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Molytinae
Tribe: Conotrachelini
Genus: Conotrachelus
Schönherr, 1845
Conotrachelus nenuphar on forsythia flower

Conotrachelus is a genus of true weevils in the family Curculionidae. It is a very large genus with well over 1,000 species, several of which are pests of fruit crops.[1]

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  1. ^ O'Brien, C. W., & Couturier, G. (1995). Two new agricultural pest species of Conotrachelus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) in South America. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 31(3) 227-36.

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