Nutgrass Billbug
Sphenophorus cariosus (Olivier 1807)
Nutgrass Billbug: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/19480
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Feeds on Short-bristled Beaksedge, Cyperus, Scirpus, and corn (BugGuide).

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Sphenophorus cariosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sphenophorus
Species:
S. cariosus
Binomial name
Sphenophorus cariosus
(Olivier, 1807)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calandra larvalis Germar, 1824
  • Rhynchophorus cicatricosus Say, 1831
  • Sphenophorus flexuosus Gyllenhal, 1838
  • Sphenophorus sculptilis Uhler, 1856

Sphenophorus cariosus, the nutgrass billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sphenophorus cariosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Sphenophorus cariosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • 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.
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