Cleonis pigra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Cleonis |
Species: | C. pigra |
Binomial name | |
Cleonis pigra | |
Synonyms | |
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Cleonis pigra, the sluggish weevil or large thistle weevil, is a weevil species recorded in Britain and native to Eurasia. It was introduced into North America to help control creeping thistle. [1] This species develops in the roots of plants in the family Asteraceae. [2]
It appears spelled different ways in the literature: Cleonis piger, Cleonus piger, Cleonus pigra, [1] but the correct spelling under ICZN Article 31.2 is Cleonis pigra [3]
It is identified by double V-pattern elytra and a rostrum with three sulci. [1]
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