A filbert weevil (Curculio occidentis) on an acorn cap
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Family:
Curculionidae
Subfamily:
Curculioninae
Genus:
Curculio
Species:
C. occidentis
Binomial name
Curculio occidentis
Linnaeus, 1758
Curculio occidentis, the filbert weevil, is a species of weevil in the genus Curculio. The weevils are considered a pest for many species of oak tree due to the damage they cause to acorns.[1][2]
^Filbert Pests in Live Oaks, University of California.
^Waller, Jennifer (2010). "The Effects of the Filbert Weevil (Curculio occidentis) and the Filbertworm (Cydia latiferreana) on Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Acorn Germination on Vancouver Island". viuspace.viu.ca. Vancouver Island University. doi:10.25316/IR-A7. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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