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Lixus cardui

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Lixus cardui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Curculionidae
Subfamily:
Lixinae
Genus:
Lixus
Species:
L. cardui
Binomial name
Larinus cardui
Olivier

Lixus cardui is a species of true weevil found in Europe[1]

It was introduced in Australia to control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed.

References

  1. ^ Joe Balciunas (2007). "Lixus cardui, a biological control agent for scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium): Safe for Australia, but not the USA?" (PDF). Biological Control 41 (2007) 134–141.
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