Scyphophorus yuccae

Scyphophorus yuccae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Scyphophorus
Species:
S. yuccae
Binomial name
Scyphophorus yuccae
Horn, 1873

Scyphophorus yuccae, also known as the yucca weevil, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its host plant is the chaparral yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Scyphophorus yuccae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Scyphophorus yuccae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 340–341. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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