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Cryptorhynchus lapathi

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Cryptorhynchus lapathi
Cryptorhynchus lapathi 7,4 mm (5,0-8,5 mm)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Cryptorhynchus
Species:
C. lapathi
Binomial name
Cryptorhynchus lapathi
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]

Cryptorhynchus lapathi is a species of weevil native to Europe.[2][3][4] Its common names include poplar and willow borer, osier weevil, and willow weevil.[5]

This weevil has long been known as a pest insect of willows cultivated for basketry.[6]

References

  1. ^ Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
  4. ^ Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
  5. ^ Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer). Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International.
  6. ^ Hubbard, W. F. & F. H. Chittenden. The basket willow. United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bulletin No. 46. 1904.