Philopedon plagiatus

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Philopedon plagiatus
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P. plagiatum
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Philopedon plagiatum
(Schaller, 1783)

Philopedon plagiatum is a species of weevil native to Europe. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Morris, M.G. (1997) Coleoptera: Curculionidae. (Entiminae). Broad-nosed Weevils. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5(17a).
  3. Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs