- Sluggish weevil
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Cleonus piger Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Curculionidae Genus: Cleonus Species: C. piger Binomial name Cleonus piger
(Scopoli, 1763)The sluggish weevil is a weevil species recorded in Britain and native to Eurasia. It was introduced into North America to help control creeping thistle.[1]
It has various taxonomic synonyms: Cleonus pigra, Cleonus piger, Cleonis pigra[1]
It is identified by double V-pattern elytra and a rostrum with three sulci.[1]
References
- ^ a b c bugguide.net
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