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Large chestnut weevil

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Large chestnut weevil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Curculio
Species:
C. proboscideus
Binomial name
Curculio proboscideus
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Balaninus cuneatus Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus nasutus Say, 1831
  • Balaninus quercus Horn, 1873
  • Balaninus rectirostris Gyllenhal, 1836
  • Balaninus rectus Say, 1831
  • Balaninus rostratus Gyllenhal, 1836
  • Balaninus sparsellus Casey, 1910

The large chestnut weevil[1][2] (Curculio proboscideus) is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[3][4] It is found in North America.[5][6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Common Names of Insects Approved for General Use by the American Association of Economic Entomologists". Journal of Economic Entomology. 24 (6): 1273–1310. December 1, 1931. doi:10.1093/jee/24.6.1273. ISSN 1938-291X.
  2. ↑ Legner, Erich Fred (ed.). "Scientific and Common Names". faculty.ucr.edu. University of California Riverside. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Curculio proboscideus". Catalog of Life. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Curculio proboscideus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Curculio proboscideus". GBIF. Retrieved 2026-08-17.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
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