Cechides amoenus

Cechides amoenus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Cechides
Species:
C. amoenus
Binomial name
Cechides amoenus
Pascoe, 1872[1]

Cechides amoenus is a species of curculionid weevil, native to Western Australia.

It is the main seed predator of Banksia prionotes.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Species Cechides amoenus Pascoe, 1872". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ Scott, John K. (1982). "The impact of destructive insects on reproduction in six species of Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 30 (6): 901–21. doi:10.1071/ZO9820901.


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