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Kariba Weed Biocontrol Weevil

Cyrtobagous salviniae

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Louisiana.January 2, February 1, March 1, April 3, May 2, June 7, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 5, November 1, December 1.
United States38
Louisiana16
Mississippi13
Australia5
Queensland5
Angola4
Cuando Cubango2
Cuando Cubango2
Alabama1
South Africa1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyTrue Weevils · Curculionidae
GenusCyrtobagous

Sources

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