Larinus filiformis information

Larinus filiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Lixinae
Genus:	Larinus
Species:	L. filiformis
Binomial name
	Larinus filiformis; Petri, 1907

Larinus filiformis is a species of true weevil found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Bulgaria.^[1]

The weevil's main host plant in its native range is yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis. For this reason, there is interest in determining whether L. filiformis would be a good candidate for classical biological control of the noxious weed. In the field, this weevil has only been reported on yellow starthistle.

^ L. Gultekin; M. Cristofaro; C. Tronci; L. Smith (2008). "Natural History Studies for the Preliminary Evaluation of Larinus filiformis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) as a Prospective Biological Control Agent of Yellow Starthistle" (PDF). Environ. Entomol. 37(5): 1185-1199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-12-18.

[Gultekin-1] L. Gultekin; M. Cristofaro; C. Tronci; L. Smith (2008). "Natural History Studies for the Preliminary Evaluation of Larinus filiformis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) as a Prospective Biological Control Agent of Yellow Starthistle" (PDF). Environ. Entomol. 37(5): 1185-1199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-12-18.