Apion vorax

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Apion vorax
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A. vorax
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Apion vorax
Herbst, 1797

Apion vorax is a species of seed weevils native to Europe. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils: Coleoptera Curculionoidea (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae) Handbooks for Identification of British Insects Volume: 5.16 Royal Entomological Society, London Illustrations : 321 text figs