Conotrachelus retentus

Species of beetle

Conotrachelus retentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Conotrachelus
Species:
C. retentus
Binomial name
Conotrachelus retentus
(Say, 1831)

Conotrachelus retentus, the black walnut curculio, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Larvae feed on the developing walnut, while adults feed on foliage. Adult weevils rarely leave the tree they were born on.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Conotrachelus retentus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Conotrachelus retentus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Ulmer, J. G.; Linit, M. J.; Kearby, W. H. (1 December 1983). "Flight and Dispersal Behavior of the Black Walnut Curculio, Conotrachelus retentus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 1". Environmental Entomology. 12 (6): 1683–1686. doi:10.1093/ee/12.6.1683.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Conotrachelus retentus
  • Wikidata: Q54961113
  • BugGuide: 612223
  • EPPO: CONHRE
  • GBIF: 1193516
  • IRMNG: 11180838
  • ITIS: 617857
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