Deporaus betulae

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Deporaus betulae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Attelabidae
Subfamily: Rhynchitinae
Genus: Deporaus
Species:
D. betulae
Binomial name
Deporaus betulae
Linné, 1758
Synonyms
  • Attelabus betulaeL., 1758
  • Curculio fuliginosusGmelin, 1790
  • Curculio nigrostriatusGoeze, 1777
  • Deporaus betulaeBedel, 1883
  • Deporaus betulaeHenschel, 1895
  • Deporaus betulaeStephens, 1831
  • Deporaus populiScopoli
  • Deporaus fagiScopoli
  • Rhinomacer nigerGeoffroy, 1785

Deporaus betulae [1] is a species of European weevil that feeds on birches ( Betula spp.). It belongs to the family Attelabidae and tribe Deporaini.

Life cycle Deporaus betulae bjorkrullvivel3.JPG
Life cycle

References

  1. Linnaeus C (1758) Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp.