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Smicronyx fulvus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Smicronyx
Species:	S. fulvus
Binomial name
Smicronyx fulvus LeConte, 1876

Smicronyx fulvus, commonly known as the red sunflower seed weevil, is a weevil in the family Curculionidae.

Description

Adult beetles are 2.5–3 mm in length. They are long and reddish-brown in color.

Distribution

The species is found in the United States and Canada.

Ecology

The larvae feed on Helianthus species and are sometimes parasitised by the braconid wasp Nealiolus curculionis.

References

1. Name
2. "Crops | Insects | Sunflower Seed Weevils". Retrieved December 21, 2012.
3. Description
4. Distribution
5. Capinera, John L. (2001). Handbook of Vegetable Pests. Gulf Professional Publishing. pp. 130–132. ISBN 978-0-12-158861-8.

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• Curculioninae
• Beetles of North America
• Beetles described in 1876
• Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte
• Curculioninae stubs