Curculio sayi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Genus: | Curculio |
| Species: | C. sayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Curculio sayi (Gyllenhal, 1836)
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Curculio sayi, the small chestnut weevil, is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1]The distribution of this species extends from Canada and Massachusetts to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ohio, and probably farther westward. The average length of the body is about 1/4" (6mm). [4]
Dorsal view
Appearance of adults may vary from late in June to July, according to locality and season - growing degree days. Eggs are laid singly, but many may be placed in a single nut. The larvae when hatched feed on the tissue of the growing kernels. [4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Curculio sayi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Curculio sayi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Curculio sayi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b F. H. CHITTENDEN, THE NUT WEEVILS YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Curculioninae
- Beetles described in 1836
- Curculioninae stubs