Maryland Biodiversity Project - Bluegrass Billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus)

Bluegrass Billbug Sphenophorus parvulus (Gyllenhal, 1838)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Curculionidae > Genus Sphenophorus Bluegrass Billbug - Sphenophorus parvulus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20102

Preferred host is Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis), but more polyphagous than other congeners. May severely damage lawns. (BugGuide)

There are 3 records in the project database.

A Bluegrass Billbug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/24/2019). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Bluegrass Billbug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/24/2019). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

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