Neochetina bruchi

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Neochetina bruchi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brachyceridae
Tribe: Erirhinini
Genus: Neochetina
Species:
N. bruchi
Binomial name
Neochetina bruchi
Hustache, 1926

Neochetina bruchi, the chevroned water hyacinth weevil, is a species of marsh weevil in the beetle family Brachyceridae found in South America. It has been introduced into North America as biocontrol of the invasive plant Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth). [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Neochetina bruchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Neochetina bruchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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