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Scyphophorus yuccae

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Species of beetle

Scyphophorus yuccae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. Its host plant is the chaparral yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei.

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. "Scyphophorus yuccae species Information". BugGuide.net. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Scyphophorus yuccae


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