Scyphophorus yuccae
| Scyphophorus yuccae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Scyphophorus |
| Species: | S. yuccae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scyphophorus yuccae Horn, 1873
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Scyphophorus yuccae, also known as the yucca weevil, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its host plant is the chaparral yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei. [4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scyphophorus yuccae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Scyphophorus yuccae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Scyphophorus yuccae species Information". BugGuide.net. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 340–341. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
Further reading[edit]
- 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.